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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
41.1Inno Score
28.6CPU29.7
25.6GPU26.7
—Benchmarks50
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based76.2
1 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.1 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+1) and GPU (+1). 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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 31% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,930 vs 2,245
  • 14% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,020 vs 891

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Announced20172024
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

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

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
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 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
AnTuTu—822,983Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—290,799Bottom 29%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—130,677Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—169,615Bottom 43%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—231,892Bottom 34%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+8%Top 43%1,020Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,930+31%Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,020+14%Bottom 34%

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