Apple A15 Bionic
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (3230 MHz vs 4320 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (September 2021 vs October 2024)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2021
Launch Date
October 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
APL1W07
Model Name
SM8750-AB
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche, 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Architecture
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
6
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
3 nm
3230 MHz
Frequency
4320 MHz
15 billion
Transistor count
-

GPU Specifications

Apple A15 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 830
1338 MHz
GPU frequency
1100 MHz
1.7126 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.744 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
-
5
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
-
Vulkan version
1.3
-
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz

Connectivity

-
Download speed
10
yes
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
6
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

12 MB
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
ARMv8.5-A
Instruction set
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Neural Engine 16 cores 15.8 TOPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A15 Bionic
2333
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301 +41%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A15 Bionic
5741
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848 +72%
FP32 (float)
A15 Bionic
1678
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3819 +128%
AnTuTu 10
A15 Bionic
1315838
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3008864 +129%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
6997
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
23852
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
8667
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
29199
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
3786
Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12121
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
267
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1239
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
214
Asus ROG Phone 9 / 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1271
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
3275
Vivo iQOO Neo10 Pro+ (China)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12327
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
9445
Redmagic 11 Air
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
24403
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
2960
Redmagic 11 Air
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
6732
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
11604
Redmagic 11 Air
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
25840
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
2590
Redmagic 11 Air
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
6771