Apple A15 Bionic
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Apple A15 Bionic
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Apple A15 Bionic
Name
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
Apple A15
CPU group
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Apple A series
Family
Qualcomm Snapdragon
15
Generation
1
Apple A14 Bionic
Predecessor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Apple A15 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.23 GHz
Frequency
1.80 GHz
6
CPU Cores
8
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
3.00 GHz
6
CPU Threads
8
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
no data
Turbo (8 Cores)
2.50 GHz
No turbo
Turbo (6 Cores)
no data
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
2x Avalanche
A core
1x Cortex-X2
4x Blizzard
B core
3x Cortex-A710
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C core
4x Cortex-A510

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Apple A15 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 

Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
GPU name
Qualcomm Adreno 730
1.80 GHz
GPU frequency
0.84 GHz
3.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
12
Generation
7
DirectX Version
12.1
5
Execution units
0
3
Max. displays
0
5 nm
Technology
4 nm
Q3/2021
Release date
Q1/2022
8 GB
Max. GPU Memory
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Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode
AVC
Decode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

Memory & PCIe

LPDDR4X-4266
Memory type
LPDDR5-3200
8 GB
Max. Memory
16 GB
No
ECC
No
2
Memory channels
4

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

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Tjunction max.
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TDP up
--
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TDP down
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8.5 W
TDP (PL1)
--
TDP (PL2)
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Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

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L3-Cache
4.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
4 nm
A15
Architecture
Kryo
None
Virtualization
None
N/A
Socket
N/A
Q3/2021
Release date
Q1/2022
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
4.00 MB
L2-Cache
2.00 MB
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Part Number
SM8450

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Apple iPad mini (6. Gen) Apple iPhone 13 mini Apple iPhone 13 Apple iPhone 13 Pro Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Apple A15 Bionic
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1