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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs A15 Bionic

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
VS
A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
A15 Bionic

We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 (Adreno 730) with the older 6-core Apple A15 Bionic (Apple A15 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (15)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple A15 Bionic
  • Higher GPU frequency (~49%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
A15 Bionic

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 +1%
1420808
A15 Bionic
1413275
CPU 537485 410975
GPU 241551 370837
Memory 254727 164151
UX 387045 467312
Total score 1420808 1413275
Samples [116 tests] [69 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 190.8 MB/sec 208.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 126.3 pages/sec 122.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 164.1 Mpixels/sec 139.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 114.8 images/sec 125.1 images/sec
HDR 141.5 Mpixels/sec 179.4 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16 images/sec 22.3 images/sec
Photo processing 37.7 images/sec 53.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.69 Mpixels/sec 6.26 Mpixels/sec
Samples 72 tests 37 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 8.63 images/sec 35.4 images/sec
Face detection 5.22 images/sec 44.8 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.35 Gpixels/sec 0.62 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.82 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.84 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 24.4 Gpixels/sec 71.1 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 666.6 FPS 2198.2 FPS
API Vulkan Metal
Samples 39 tests 19 tests
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 856 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 3765
Stability - 71%
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Section 1 - 19 FPS
Section 2 - 14 FPS
Section 3 - 9 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 2756 2854
Stability 44% 76%
Graphics test 16 FPS 17 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12737 -
Video editing score 7462 -
Data manipulation score 12439 -
Photo editing score 32017 -
Writing score 16257 -
Phones tested 5 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 89 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 47 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 114 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 56 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Gog)AnTuTu 121527301
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (XfakhR)AnTuTu 111467208
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (spoonky)AnTuTu 121520938
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Wortek)AnTuTu 111294979
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 -> OfficalK12Geekbench 6 CPU1429 / 4113
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Apple A15 Bionic
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 -> HotPowerAnTuTu 111184759
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> HotPowerGeekbench 6 GPU21284
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 (Vova)AnTuTu 111297615
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-19 -> HotPowerGeekbench 6 CPU2423 / 5985
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (charlesddd)AnTuTu 111461749
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and A15 Bionic

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510		 2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Cores 8 6
Frequency 3200 MHz 3230 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.5-A
L1 cache - 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - 15 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Apple A15 GPU
Architecture Adreno 700 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 900 MHz 1338 MHz
Pipelines 2 5
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 640
FLOPS 1843.2 Gigaflops 1712.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance - 15.8 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2732 x 2048
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP -
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 3000 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced May 2022 September 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8475 APL1W07
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site -
Successor - - Apple A19 Pro

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Comments

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James February 4, 2023 at 12:09 AM
Snapdragon 8+ gen1 is the boss, with its 8-core CPU and ram. It's just a beast. A15 bionic is smooth I accept but not fast when compared to SD 8+1, I used pixel 4xl with just Snapdragon 855 chip for gaming and it was a beast with no heating. I repeat a15 is good n smooth but no faster than the almighty SD 8+1.
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IliasPanagasov July 15, 2025 at 02:00 PM
Holy glaze, the A15 is miles better. Just accept it.
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Gabriel July 4, 2026 at 04:57 PM
IliasPanagasov, A15's fan but your the one glazing
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Deadman'walk1n September 13, 2022 at 05:16 PM
I am pretty sure that if you put coolers on both, Snapdragon will be way ahead. Because of some past years, Qualcomm has been making chipsets that were power hungry, and it couldn't use its maximum power. Like, snap 888 was a heating machine, then, 888+ heats more, and 8gen 1 heats a lot more. But Snapdragon 8 gen 1 is made by tsmc, and it can use its max performance for some time. So, 8+ gen 1 is a lot better than a15.
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LMAoo September 27, 2022 at 04:27 PM
But that's the point. we test real-life performance where u couldn't possibly hold a cooling fan for the hot chip wherever u go.
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Dinervc October 6, 2022 at 07:02 PM
A15 (with fan)>>>8+gen1 (with fan)>A15>8+gen1. It’s not even up for debate lmao, A15 is superior in every fair scenario. Obviously, u can make it unfair and put the A15 up against a Gaming Phone with some fancy cooling system, but even then it’ll either be around as good or better (except for long-term stress caused by cooling obviously)… Also, not having a fan is kind of the point of mobile processorsβ€¦πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ
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Karl August 11, 2022 at 12:38 PM
Snap gen 2 will rock the world, but why USA cant produce its chips to beat the shit out of the Chinese iphone and Korean Samsung?
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Paul August 21, 2022 at 08:04 PM
iPhone is from the U.S. China has more factories and cheaper labor costs.
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John August 31, 2022 at 02:34 AM
Apple is a U.S. company, but Chinese semiconductors are used too much on iPhones So iPhone users are more like communists. Rather we should buy Korean Samsung.
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Yahia Walid YT September 8, 2022 at 01:20 AM
iPhone is American, not Chinese.
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Jak September 15, 2022 at 06:14 PM
Actually which part of iPhone 13 pro is made by apple other than software?
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Lexus October 21, 2022 at 01:35 AM
John, Apple is a trademark, no matter where the factory is located, in fact, the factory that produces the iPhone is located in China, Taiwan, India, Brazil, etc. here is more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn#International_operations
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Daine Quitco June 30, 2023 at 12:14 PM
Ayo bro Qualcomm is from the USA, same with Motorola, therefore the Motorola Edge 40 Pro has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
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Daine Quitco June 30, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Yahia Walid YT, Same with the Qualcomm company, it's from the USA
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Daine Quitco June 30, 2023 at 12:16 PM
John, Same with Motorola, it's a US company.
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