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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
54.9Inno Score
28.6CPU45.7
25.6GPU45.3
—Benchmarks68.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based71.4
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 54.9 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+20) and CPU (+17). 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 8s Gen 3

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 45 vs 26
  • 270% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,300 vs 891
  • 132% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,200 vs 2,245
  • 77% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,950 vs 1,100

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Announced20172024
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—7 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.39 GHz3 GHz+26%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 735

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5X-8400
Max bandwidth—67.2 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X70 5G
Max download—5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
AnTuTu—1,709,606Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—518,231Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—478,204Top 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—310,205Top 36%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—402,966Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,950+77%Top 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%5,200+132%Top 23%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%3,300+270%Top 32%

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