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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
36Inno Score
28.6CPU29.6
25.6GPU24.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based68
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 36 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+1). 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

  • 20% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 744

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 31% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,930 vs 2,245

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Announced20172025
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 710

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X/LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+8%Top 43%1,014Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,930+31%Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+20%Bottom 31%744Bottom 21%

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