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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 460

A
25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
26.2Inno Score
28.6CPU20
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based46.7
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 460

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 26.2 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 460. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 20
  • 293% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 280
  • 104% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,100
  • 33% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 460

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 460
Announced20172020
Process10 nm+9%11 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 460
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x1.8 GHz Kryo 240 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 240 Silver
Max clock2.39 GHz+33%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 460
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 460
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 683
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 460
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 460
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 460
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 460
AnTuTu—215,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+293%Top 43%280Bottom 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+104%Bottom 40%1,100Bottom 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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