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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
28.6CPU24.3
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks36
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.9 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 24
  • 134% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 470
  • 50% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,500

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.39 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20172023
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.39 GHz2.8 GHz+17%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
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 685
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu—471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 5%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+134%Top 43%470Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+50%Bottom 40%1,500Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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