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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.4Inno Score
28.6CPU30.1
25.6GPU24.9
—Benchmarks42
20AIspec-based29
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 31.4 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+2). 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

  • 29% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 850
  • 11% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 800

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • 1067% higher AI performance: 7 TOPS vs 1 TOPS
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 20% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,700 vs 2,245
  • 19% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2.39 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20172019
Process10 nm7 nm+30%
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.84 GHz+19%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance1 TOPS7 TOPS+1067%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu—600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+29%Top 43%850Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,700+20%Bottom 47%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+11%Bottom 31%800Bottom 23%

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