Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G
Apple A15 Bionic
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The Apple A15 Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPhone 13 and iPad Mini (2021) models. It was announced late 2021 and offers 6 cores divided in 2 performance cores and four power efficiency cores. The CPU performance increases only slightly compared to the A14, but GPU (in the higher end models) offers higher gains.
The chip is manufactured in 5nm and integrates 15.8 billion transistors (compared to the 11.8 of the A14).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2020 and manufactured in 5 nm at Samsung. Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X1 architecture clocked at up to 2.84 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the A78 but clock up to 2.42 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A55 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a WiFi 6e modem, a Hexagon 780 DSP (up to 26 TOPS of AI performance) and a Spectra 580 ISP. The integrated memory controller now supports faster LPDDR5 memory with up to 3,200 MHz. 5G is now included in the chip with the Snapdragon X60 modem.
The performance of the processor cores should be around 15% better than the old Snapdragon 865+. The integrated Adreon 660 GPU should make a bigger jump by 35% (most likely compared to the SD 865).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ (Plus) 5G Mobile Platform is a high-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in mid 2021 and manufactured in 5 nm at Samsung.
Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X1 architecture clocked at up to 3 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the A78 but clock up to 2.42 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A55 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a WiFi 6e modem, a Hexagon 780 DSP (up to 26 TOPS of AI performance) and a Spectra 580 ISP. The integrated memory controller now supports faster LPDDR5 memory with up to 3,200 MHz. 5G is now included in the chip with the Snapdragon X60 modem.
Compared to the older Snapdragon 888, the 888+ offers a slightly higher clocked prime core (+160 MHz) and a 23% faster Hexagon 790 DSP. Therefore, it is now the fastest Android SoC (at the time of announcement), but still slightly slower (CPU and GPU) than the Apple A14 and A15 Bionic SoCs.
| Model | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Apple Apple A-Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | Qualcomm Snapdragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680) |
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| Clock | 2020 - 3230 MHz | 1800 - 2840 MHz | 1800 - 3000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 8 / 8 1 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-X1 3 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | 8 / 8 1 x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-X1 3 x 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 15800 Million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 5 nm | 5 nm | 5 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | ARMv8 Instruction Set, Machine Learning Controller, 16-Core Neural Engine, Secure Enclave, Advanced Image Signal Processor | Adreno 660 GPU, Spectra 580 ISP, Hexagon 780, X60 5G Modem, FastConnect 6900 WiFi,LPDDR5-6400 / LPDDR4X-4266 MHz Memory Controller (64 Bit) | Adreno 660 GPU, Spectra 580 ISP, Hexagon 780, X60 5G Modem, FastConnect 6900 WiFi, LPDDR5-6400 (3200 MHz) Memory Controller (64 Bit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Apple A15 GPU 5-Core | Qualcomm Adreno 660 | Qualcomm Adreno 660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NPU / AI | 15.8 TOPS INT8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ARM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Codename | Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680) | Cortex-X1 / A78 / A55 (Kryo 680) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 5 Watt | 5 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chip AI | 26 TOPS INT8 | 32 TOPS INT8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | www.qualcomm.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Apple A15 Bionic → 100% n=12
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G → 97% n=12
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G → 99% n=12
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
