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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
48.9Inno Score
28.6CPU41.7
25.6GPU40.6
—Benchmarks58.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based64.1
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 48.9 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+15) and CPU (+13). 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 Gen 1

  • Stronger CPU score: 42 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 41 vs 26
  • 181% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,500 vs 891
  • 92% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,300 vs 2,245
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Announced20172021
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock2.39 GHz3 GHz+26%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 730
GPU clock—818 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X65 5G
Max download—10 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
AnTuTu—1,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,720+56%Top 25%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%4,300+92%Top 30%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%2,500+181%Top 39%

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