Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (97/100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Apple A15 Bionic (67/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5:
- + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (97 vs 67)
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 72)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| DeviceBenchmark Score | 67.0 Average | 97.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 72.0 Good | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 19 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 2 | 14 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | 9 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Stability | 71% | 67% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 15.8 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 410975 | 1112833 |
| GPU | 370837 | 1494722 |
| Memory | 164151 | 442350 |
| Total score | 1413275 | 3950082 |
| UX | 467312 | 900177 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard | 2x 4.61 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Prime6x 3.63 GHz – Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3230 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | — |
| Transistor count | 15 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 12 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 12500 Mbps |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Modem | — | Snapdragon X85 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 208.1 MB/sec | 421.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 22.3 images/sec | 40.7 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.82 Gpixels/sec | 1 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 44.8 images/sec | 24.9 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.3 Gpixels/sec | 0.36 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.84 Gpixels/sec | 2.04 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 179.4 Mpixels/sec | 308.4 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 122.9 pages/sec | 238 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | 0.72 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 125.1 images/sec | 330.6 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 139.1 Mpixels/sec | 286.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2198.2 FPS | 4390.2 FPS |
| Photo processing | 53.2 images/sec | 98.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 6.26 Mpixels/sec | 14.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 37 tests | 79 tests |
| Stereo matching | 71.1 Gpixels/sec | 115.4 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 1712.6 Gigaflops | 3686.4 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1338 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Pipelines | 5 | 3 |
| Shading units | 128 | 512 |
| Total shaders | 640 | 1536 |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.4 |
Info
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2021 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W07 | SM8850-AC |
| Successor | -Apple A19 Pro | — |
| Official page | — | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s | 84.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AAX- AAX+- AC-3- AIFF- CAF- E-AC-3- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 3840 x 2540 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- VP8- VP9- Motion JPEG | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 320MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-06-22(IphoneFavo) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-13(krishh) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-15(Minh Thai) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-21(Zhenya) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-02(kubasik) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-11(encore) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Goodgame) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-23(Artyom) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-19->2295031556Leon | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-21(Ilya) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-24(q_l8) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-24->Ang3L4D | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Edwin3q) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Hüseyn Alizade) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-25(erosado-pr) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-25(freqr) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Apple iPhone 14 Plus | 1534654 | — |
| 2.Apple iPhone 14 | 1526761 | — |
| 3.Apple iPhone 13 mini | 1427851 | — |
| 4.Apple iPhone 13 | 1413275 | — |
| 5.Apple iPhone SE (2022) | 1346035 | — |
| 6.Apple iPhone 13 Pro | 1222533 | — |
| 7.Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max | 1153673 | — |
| Phones with A15 Bionic | AnTuTu v11 | — |
| 1.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro Plus | — | 4716234 |
| 10.Honor Magic 8 | — | 4037547 |
| 2.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro | — | 4678468 |
| 3.Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra | — | 4602290 |
| 4.Vivo X300 Ultra | — | 4247433 |
| 5.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus | — | 4244509 |
| 6.Oppo Find X9 Ultra | — | 4231988 |
| 7.Honor Robot Phone | — | 4166339 |
| 8.Honor Magic V6 | — | 4166339 |
| 9.ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | — | 4117238 |
| Phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 15949 |
| Phones tested | — | 13 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 40273 |
| Video editing score | — | 8052 |
| Web score | — | 16855 |
| Writing score | — | 26073 |
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