Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 vs Apple S9 Full Specs
5 Cores(4P+1E) 5 Threads(4P+1E) 1.7GHz | 2 Cores 2 Threads 2.02GHz |
TDP 3W | TDP 2W |
Bandwidth 8.5GB/s LPDDR4 | Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR5 |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 865.3 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 112.6 GFLOPSFP16 |
5 Cores 4P 1E | 2 Cores 2P - |
5 Threads 4P 1E | 2 Threads 2P - |
Base Clock 1.7GHz | Base Clock 2.02GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i - | L1i 128KB P |
L1d - | L1d 64KB P |
L2 - | L2 4MB P shared |
SLC Cache - | SLC Cache 4MB |
Type LPDDR4 | Type LPDDR5 |
Max Memory - | Max Memory 2GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 1 | Channels 1 |
Bus Width 16-bit | Bus Width 32-bit |
Speed 4266MT/s | Speed 6400MT/s |
Bandwidth 8.5GB/s | Bandwidth 25.6GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· |
TDP 3W | TDP 2W |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 256 | Shaders 128 |
Boost Clock 845MHz | Boost Clock 440MHz |
·· 865.3 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 112.6 GFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model - | NPU Model H15 Crius |
NPU Cores - | NPU Cores 4 |
Performance - | Performance 4.3 TOPSFP16 |
Modem Model X5 | Modem Model - |
Peak Down Up to 150Mbps | Peak Down - |
Peak Up Up to 50Mbps | Peak Up - |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture | Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.5-A |
Family | Family |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename - Cortex-A53P-Core Cortex-M55E-Core | Codename Caicos Sawtooth P-Core - |
Market Segment Smartwatch | Market Segment Smartwatch |
Release Date Aug 1, 2022 | Release Date Sep 12, 2023 |
Foundry Samsung | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node 28nm LP | Fabrication Node N4P |
Die Size - | Die Size 41mm² |
Transistor Count - | Transistor Count 5.6 Billion |
Transistor Density - | Transistor Density 135 MTr/mm² |



