Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
28.6CPU100
25.6GPU—
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
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 6
- Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 29
- 109% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
- 80% lower process: 2 nm vs 10 nm
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2026 |
| Process | 10 nm | 2 nm+80% |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | 64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral | 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 2.39 GHz | 5 GHz+109% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (3-core) | Adreno GPU |
AI
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (2-core) | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 1 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300 |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Qualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external) | Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF |
| Max download | — | 14.8 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 8 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 2436x1125 | 4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 43% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,245Bottom 40% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 891Bottom 31% | — |
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