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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

WINNER
Apple A11 Bionic
29Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
28.5Inno Score
28.6CPU20
25.6GPU20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based46.7
5 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 29 against 28.5 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A11 Bionic edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 20
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 20
  • 848% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 94
  • 323% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 260
  • 125% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Announced20172018
Process10 nm+29%14 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock2.39 GHz+33%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 509

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 680
AI performance0.6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4-1333
Max bandwidth—10.7 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 636
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+323%Top 47%260Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+125%Bottom 37%1,000Bottom 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+848%Top 48%94Bottom 3%

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