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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
30.2Inno Score
28.6CPU22.1
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks23.7
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 30.2 to 25. 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 22
  • 162% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 420
  • 60% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,400

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Announced20172021
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.39 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 680
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 680
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 680
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 680
AnTuTu—290,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+162%Top 43%420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+60%Bottom 40%1,400Bottom 13%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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