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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

WINNER
A
25Inno Score
VS
Q
21.3Inno Score
28.6CPU23.1
25.6GPU20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A11 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 25 to 21.3, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+6) and CPU (+6). Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 23
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 20
  • 527% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 142
  • 54% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 716
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,640

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Announced20172020
Process10 nm+9%11 nm
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Max clock2.39 GHz+9%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 612

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download—0.6 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+54%Top 43%716Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+37%Bottom 40%1,640Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+527%Bottom 31%142Bottom 6%

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