Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Apple A15 Bionic Chip
We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and A15 Bionic Chip
SoCs, from
Qualcomm and Apple respectively. Our
analysis delves into the performance of these
8-core and 6-core processors, based on
Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark
benchmark results, providing
detailed technical comparisons.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Pros of A15 Bionic Chip
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
243697
209204
GPU
478120
351594
Memory
191931
118044
UX
184166
130276
Total score
1097914
809118
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
69%
82%
Graphics test
59 FPS
56 FPS
Score
9875
9524
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
Cores
8
6
Base Frequency
2000MHz
2020MHz
Turbo Frequency
3200MHz
3230MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.5-A
L2 cache
-
256 KB
L2 cache
-
32 MB
L3 cache
6 MB
-
Process
4 nanometers
5 nanometers
Transistor count
-
15 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
-
6 W
GPU name
Adreno 730
Apple GPU
Architecture
Adreno 700
-
GPU frequency
900 MHz
1200 MHz
Pipelines
-
5
Shading units
-
640
Total shaders
-
1280
FLOPS
-
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
OpenCL version
2
-
DirectX version
12
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Neural Engine
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4266 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
34.1 Gbit/s
Max size
24 GB
6 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
NVMe
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2732 x 2048
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
-
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Modem
Snapdragon X65
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 10240 Mbps
Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
Up to 2500 Mbps
-
Upload speed 5G
-
Up to 3000 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
Up to 316 Mbps
-
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
