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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
37.2Inno Score
28.6CPU33.5
25.6GPU28.6
—Benchmarks51.1
20AIspec-based49.3
20Efficiencyspec-based32.1
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 37.2 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+5) and GPU (+3). 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 865

  • Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 29 vs 26
  • 2400% higher AI performance: 15 TOPS vs 1 TOPS
  • 47% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,300 vs 2,245
  • 40% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,250 vs 891

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Announced20172020
Process10 nm7 nm+30%
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.84 GHz+19%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock—587 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance1 TOPS15 TOPS+2400%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTu—861,546Bottom 39%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—306,337Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—162,790Bottom 41%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—152,804Bottom 27%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—239,615Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,100Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%3,300+47%Top 40%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,250+40%Bottom 41%

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