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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43.5Inno Score
28.6CPU29.2
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks40.3
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based76.2
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 43.5 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+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 4

  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,900 vs 2,245

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Announced20172025
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.39 GHz+4%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 810

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X61 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
AnTuTu—560,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+7%Top 43%1,030Top 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,900+29%Top 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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