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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
30.5Inno Score
28.6CPU23.5
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks30.5
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
3 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 30.5 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
  • 57% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 700
  • 21% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,850

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

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

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
Announced20172019
Process10 nm8 nm+20%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+9%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 618

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 688
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
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 730
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 730
AnTuTu—380,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+57%Top 43%700Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+21%Bottom 40%1,850Bottom 23%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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