Apple A15 Bionic VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Comparing Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Comparison of video cards Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Apple A15 Bionic

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	Apple A series Qualcomm Snapdragon
Generation	15 6
CPU group	Apple A15 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860
Predecessor	Apple A14 Bionic --
Successor	-- Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU frequency	1.80 GHz 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	3.20 GHz 0.68 GHz
Execution units	5 4
Shader	0 384
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB 4 GB
Max. displays	3 1
Generation	12 5
Technology	5 nm 7 nm
Release date	Q3/2021 Q1/2019

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	Decode No
AVC	Decode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode / Encode No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory	8 GB 16 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 4 (Quad Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A15 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	8.5 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A15 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
L2-Cache	4.00 MB 2.00 MB
L3-Cache	-- 3.00 MB
Architecture	A15 Kryo 485
Technology	5 nm 7 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	Q3/2021 Q4/2018
Part Number	-- SM8150-AC