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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
42.5Inno Score
28.6CPU32
25.6GPU28.2
—Benchmarks50.8
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based76.2
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 42.5 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+3) and GPU (+3). 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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 29
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 43% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,200 vs 2,245
  • 35% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,200 vs 891
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Announced20172024
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.39 GHz2.5 GHz+5%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 810

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5X-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X63 5G
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
AnTuTu—850,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,160+5%Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%3,200+43%Top 43%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,200+35%Bottom 38%

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