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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
37.7Inno Score
28.6CPU27.6
25.6GPU24.9
—Benchmarks39.8
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based76.2
3 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 37.7 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

  • 16% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 950
  • 11% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 800

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 22% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,750 vs 2,245

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Announced20172022
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+9%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
AnTuTu—550,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+16%Top 43%950Bottom 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,750+22%Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+11%Bottom 31%800Bottom 23%

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