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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

WINNER
A
25Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
20.2Inno Score
28.6CPU20.5
25.6GPU20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A11 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 25 to 20.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+8) and GPU (+6). Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 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 21
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 20
  • 675% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 115
  • 227% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 336
  • 94% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,158

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Announced20172024
Process10 nm+9%11 nm
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.39 GHz+14%2.1 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X11 LTE Modem
Max download—0.4 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+227%Top 43%336Bottom 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+94%Bottom 40%1,158Bottom 8%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+675%Bottom 31%115Bottom 1%

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