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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
25.5Inno Score
28.6CPU24.8
25.6GPU20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based36
3 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 25.5 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2. 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 25
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 20
  • 560% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 135
  • 123% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 494
  • 58% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,421

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 21% higher Max clock: 2.9 GHz vs 2.39 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Announced20172025
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.39 GHz2.9 GHz+21%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 610

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Qualcomm LTE Modem
Max download—0.4 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+123%Top 43%494Bottom 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+58%Bottom 40%1,421Bottom 15%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+560%Bottom 31%135Bottom 3%

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