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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
32.1Inno Score
28.6CPU23.1
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks28.5
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
3 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 32.1 to 25. Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 23
  • 43% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 770
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,900

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Announced20172022
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+20%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 619

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X51 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
AnTuTu—350,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+43%Top 43%770Bottom 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+18%Bottom 40%1,900Bottom 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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