Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A15 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 runs the Adreno 810 while the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
4 advantages
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 5 nm
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5, LPDDR4X vs LPDDR4X
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1,067 MHz higher RAM speed
3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Apple A15 Bionic
6 advantages
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22% higher AnTuTu score
12.00 Lakhs vs 9.82 Lakhs
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88% faster Geekbench multi-core score
5,457 vs 2,903
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123% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,372 vs 1,066
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930 MHz higher CPU clock
3230 MHz vs 2300 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 8 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1712 GFLOPS vs 458.2 GFLOPS
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and the Apple A15 Bionic compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | February 2025 | September 2021 |
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| Chipset Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Model Number | SM6650 | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| TDP | 5 W | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 810 | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 895 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 458.2 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5, LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 200MP | 12 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | Full HD+ | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 2.9 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 1.6 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 9,81,995 | 12,00,314 |
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| CPU | 3,84,338 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 1,62,050 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 1,85,277 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 2,50,330 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 1,066 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 2,903 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Apple A15 Bionic |
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