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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
31.2Inno Score
28.6CPU24.4
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks31.5
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
3 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G wins this mobile chipset face-off, 31.2 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
  • 51% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 730
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,900

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 8 nm vs 10 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Announced20172020
Process10 nm8 nm+20%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+4%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 618

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 692
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 720G
AnTuTu—395,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+51%Top 43%730Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+18%Bottom 40%1,900Bottom 24%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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