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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
26.2Inno Score
28.6CPU20
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based46.7
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 26.2 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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
  • 323% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 260
  • 125% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,000
  • 33% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 29% lower process: 10 nm vs 14 nm

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 performance1 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
AnTuTu—180,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+323%Top 43%260Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+125%Bottom 40%1,000Bottom 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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