Snapdragon 8 G1 (4nm) Vs Bionic A15 (5nm), Which One is the Most Powerful Processor?
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Apple A15 Bionic: The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is among the few SoCs to be fabricated on a 4nm node. And it is expected to power most of the flagship smartphones in 2022, including Xiaomi 12 and Galaxy S22 series. In contrast, Apple’s A15 Bionic powers the iPhone 13 and the new Apple iPad.
But does the fact that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is built on a 4nm process mean it is faster than the A15 Bionic chipset? Well, in this comparison post we’re going to focus on CPU, GPU, Connectivity, ISP, etc.
Snapdragon 8 G1 Vs A15 Comparison
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730) with the older 6-core Apple A15 Bionic (Apple GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review :
General comparison of performance, power consumption, and another indicator
CPU Performance
Single and Multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 91%
Bionic A15 99%
Gaming Performance
GPU Performance in-game and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 100%
Bionic A15 96%
Battery Life
Efficiency or Battery Consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 94%
Bionic A15 96%
NanoReview Score
Overall Chip Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 95%
Bionic A15 98%
Benchmarks
Soc Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 A15 Bionic
AnTuTu 9:
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1037559
A15 Bionic 8111203
CPU 249768 202276
GPU 448381 340827
Memory 172528 132614
UX 166045 128546
Total Score 1037559 811203
AnTuTu Results from IOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won’t effect NanoReview Scores.
Geekbench 5 :
The Geekbench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-core Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 1216
Bionic A15 +44% 1750
Multi-core Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 3793
Bionic A15 +24% 4719
3D Marks :
A Cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulcan.
3D Mark Wild Life Performance
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 6169
Bionic A15 +17% 9558
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Stability 55% 81%
Graphics Test 48 FPS 57 FPS
Score 8169 9558
Specifications
The list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and A15 Bionic
CPU :
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Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 2x 3.223 GHz -Avalanchi
3x 2.5 GHz- Cortex-A710 4x 1.82 GHz-Blizzard
4x 1.8 GHz- Cortex-A510
Cores 8 6
Frequency 3000 MHz 3223 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.5-A
L2 cache 1 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 4 MB --
Process 4 nm 5nm
Transistor count -- 15 Billion
TDP -- 6 W
Graphics :
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GPU Name Adreno 730 Apple GPU
Architecture Adreno 700 --
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1200 MHz
Execution units 3 5
Shading units 768 640
Valcan version 1.1 --
OpenCL version 2.0 --
DirectX version 12 --
Memory :
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Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4266MHz
Bus 4x16 Bit --
Max Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 42.7 Gbit/s
Max Size 24 GB 8 GB
Multimedia (ISP) :
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Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Storage Type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max Display Resolution 3840x2160
Max Camera Resolution 1x 200 MP
Video Capture 8k at 30FPS, 4k at 120FPS 4k at 30FPS
Video Playback 8k at 30FPS, 4k at 120FPS 4k at 30FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Connectivity :
Soc Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 A15 Bionic
Modem Snapdragon x65 --
4G Support LTE Cat.24 LTE Cat.24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download Speed Upto 2500 Mbps --
Upload Speed Upto 316 Mbps --
Wifi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Nevigation GPS, GLONASS, Biedou, Gelileo, GPS, GLONASS, Biedou, Gelileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC QZSS
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