Apple A15 Bionic vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A15 GPU GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 722 GPU.
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- 35% higher AnTuTu score (1.37M vs 1.02M)
- Geekbench 6 shows 80% faster single-core and 71% faster multi-core performance
- 46% higher compute power (1.712 TFLOPS vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
- 15% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
Why Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- Released 3 years and 8 months later - (May 2025 vs september 9, 2021)
- 97% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.0
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
50
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
54
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
78
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
61
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic +35%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
| CPU | 397,445 | 308,466 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 326,303 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 186,571 |
| UX | 462,330 | 194,256 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 1,015,596 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +80%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +71%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 1,297 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 3,363 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
–
– |
| Free Fire |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
| Fortnite |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
Apple A15 Bionic
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Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
General
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | SM7750-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
1x 2.8GHz - Cortex 720 4x 2.4GHz - Cortex 720 3x 1.84GHz - Cortex 520 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | - |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 1.17 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 33.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 12 MP | 200MP |
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC aptX Adaptive LDAC |
| Display Support | 2732 x 2048 | 2880 x 1800 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | Up to 3.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |