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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
45.7Inno Score
28.6CPU37.2
25.6GPU34.3
—Benchmarks55.9
20AIspec-based64
20Efficiencyspec-based55.9
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 45.7 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+9) and CPU (+9). 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 888

  • Stronger CPU score: 37 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 26
  • 4233% higher AI performance: 26 TOPS vs 1 TOPS
  • 74% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,550 vs 891
  • 63% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,650 vs 2,245

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Announced20172020
Process10 nm5 nm+50%
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.84 GHz+19%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 660
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon 780
AI performance1 TOPS26 TOPS+4233%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth—51.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X60 5G
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
AnTuTu—1,040,324Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—379,461Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—169,822Bottom 43%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—200,968Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—290,073Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,450+32%Top 28%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%3,650+63%Top 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,550+74%Bottom 48%

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