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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
34Inno Score
28.6CPU27.7
25.6GPU21.1
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based68
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34 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 GPU score: 26 vs 21
  • 168% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 332
  • 13% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 976

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Announced20172026
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 629

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System (Sub-6 GHz)
Max download—2.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+13%Top 43%976Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,250Bottom 40%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+168%Bottom 31%332Bottom 12%

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