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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
28.6CPU31.4
25.6GPU27.3
—Benchmarks49.1
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+3) and GPU (+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

  • 26% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 870

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 29% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,900 vs 2,245
  • 24% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.39 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20172021
Process10 nm7 nm+30%
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.96 GHz+24%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu—795,334Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Bottom 31%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Bottom 27%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+26%Top 43%870Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,900+29%Top 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+7%Bottom 31%830Bottom 27%

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