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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
83.3Inno Score
28.6CPU85.3
25.6GPU82.5
—Benchmarks87.5
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based74.8
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 83.3 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+57) and CPU (+57). 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 8 Elite Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 85 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 26
  • 764% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,700 vs 891
  • 430% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 11,900 vs 2,245
  • 250% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,850 vs 1,100

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Announced20172025
Process10 nm3 nm+70%
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x4.6 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.39 GHz4.6 GHz+92%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 840
GPU clock—1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5X-10667
Max bandwidth—85.3 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X85 5G
Max download—12.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
AnTuTu—3,646,161Top 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—1,084,061Top 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,342,827Top 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—425,901Top 5%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—793,372Top 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%3,850+250%Top 3%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%11,900+430%Top 3%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%7,700+764%Top 5%

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