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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
36.8Inno Score
28.6CPU29.7
25.6GPU24.9
—Benchmarks48.8
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based54.9
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G wins this mobile chipset face-off, 36.8 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

  • 11% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 800

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

  • 40% lower process: 6 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 778G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Announced20172021
Process10 nm6 nm+40%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 642L

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon 770
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X53 5G
Max download—3.7 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
AnTuTu—784,274Bottom 29%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—310,105Bottom 39%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—95,255Bottom 24%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—162,954Bottom 41%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—215,960Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+8%Top 43%1,020Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,930+31%Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+11%Bottom 31%800Bottom 23%

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