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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
30.4Inno Score
28.6CPU26.6
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks34.8
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 30.4 to 25. 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

  • 86% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 590

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% higher Max clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.39 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20172018
Process10 nm10 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock2.39 GHz2.8 GHz+17%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu—450,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+86%Top 43%590Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+2%Bottom 40%2,200Bottom 39%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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