Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Compare two smartphone processors specifications side by side
Here we compare the Apple A15 Bionic against the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The table below shows the characteristics, as well as the specifications of the chipsets. We also provide you with the AnTuTu and Geekbench Benchmark performance test results.
Benchmarks
Side by side Measured Performance tests in popular benchmarks
| AnTuTu 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 210470 | 233896 |
| GPU | 313520 | 446324 |
| Memory | 140527 | 173359 |
| UX | 133434 | 176225 |
| Total score | 797951 | 1029803 |
| GeekBench 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single-Core Score | 1729 | 1235 |
| Multi-Core Score | 4819 | 4196 |
| 3DMark | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stability | 79% | 92% |
| Graphics test | 52FPS | 60 FPS |
| Score | 8774 | MAXED OUT! |
Specifications
Detailed Side by side specifications
| Release | ||
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2021 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W07 | SM8450 |
| CPU | ||
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard | 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 3000MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | 1MB |
| L3 cache | - | 4MB |
| Process Node | 5nm | 4nm |
| Transistor count | 15 billion | - |
| TDP | 6W | - |
| Graphics | ||
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Max Frequency | 1200 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Execution units | - | 3 |
| Shading units | - | 768 |
| Memory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200MHz |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | Up to 42.7 Gbps | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max Memory Size | Up to 8 GB | 24GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Display | ||
|---|---|---|
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max Refresh Rate | 120Hz | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Connectivity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | YES |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
| Camera | ||
|---|---|---|
| Max Camera lens | - | Single camera: 1x 200MP Dual camera: 64+36MP Triple camera: 3x 36MP |