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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

Apple A11 Bionic
25Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
25.3Inno Score
28.6CPU21.8
25.6GPU20.6
—Benchmarks22.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 25.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 712. 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 22
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 21
  • 231% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 269
  • 129% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 480
  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Announced20172019
Process10 nm10 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver
Max clock2.39 GHz+4%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 616

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance0.6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max display2436x1125QHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
AnTuTu—275,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+129%Top 46%480Bottom 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+40%Bottom 38%1,600Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+231%Top 48%269Bottom 19%

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