Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A15 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 15000 million | |
| TDP | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
| Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple gen. 5 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 700 |
| GPU frequency | 1338 MHz | 940 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 2 |
| Shaders | 640 | 256 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2732x2048 | 2520x1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 2.9 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2021 Quarter 3 | 2024 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | APL1W07 | SM6475-AB |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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