Apple A15 Bionic vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A15 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 725 GPU.
Why Apple A15 Bionic is better than Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
- Geekbench 6 shows 42% faster single-core and 33% faster multi-core performance
- 44% higher compute power (1.712 TFLOPS vs 1.187 TFLOPS)
- 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 42% higher AnTuTu score (1.37M vs 964K)
- 11% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
Why Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 is better than Apple A15 Bionic
- Released 1 year and 6 months later - (March 2023 vs september 9, 2021)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer Bluetooth 5.3 vs 5.0
- 50% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Uses newer LPDDR5 memory compared to older LPDDR4X
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
60
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
50
GPU score
Apple A15 Bionic
65
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
42
Memory score
Apple A15 Bionic
58
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
64
Total score
Apple A15 Bionic
61
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
52
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic +42%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
963,740
| CPU | 397,445 | 251,832 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 358,564 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 180,932 |
| UX | 462,330 | 172,412 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 963,740 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +42%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1,645
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +33%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
4,316
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 1,645 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 4,316 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Plus Gen 2
General
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | SM7475-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex X2 3x 2.49 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | Adreno 725 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 1.187 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 12 MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K HDR at 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 2732 x 2048 | 3360 x 1600 (QHD+) |
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 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |