Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Comparing Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Comparison of video cards Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

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Performance per watt

8.5 W 10 W

About 1.18 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Family	Apple A series Qualcomm Snapdragon
CPU group	Apple A15 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	15 7
Predecessor	Apple A14 Bionic --
Successor	Apple A16 Bionic --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Overclocking	No No

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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 650
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 0.59 GHz
Execution units	160 2
Shader	1280 512
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB --
Max. displays	3 1
Generation	12 6
Technology	5 nm 7 nm
Release date	Q3/2021 Q4/2019

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode Decode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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	6 GB 16 GB
Memory channels	1 (Single Channel) 4
ECC	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865? 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 10 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	5 nm 7 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
L2-Cache	16.00 MB 2.00 MB
L3-Cache	32.00 MB 3.00 MB
Architecture	A15 Kryo 585
Virtualization	None None
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Release date	Q3/2021 Q4/2019
Part Number	-- SM8250