Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
46CPU21.1
35.1GPU—
53.6Benchmarks20
41.1AI—
63.2Efficiency44.2
7 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 26.1, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+34) and CPU (+25). Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A14 Bionic
- Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 21
- Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 63 vs 44
- 571% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 310
- 332% higher AnTuTu 10: 950,000 vs 220,000
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W
General
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2017 |
| Process | 5 nm+64% | 14 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | 5 W+17% |
| Architecture | Armv8.4 | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz | 4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver |
| Max clock | 3 GHz+36% | 2.2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | Qualcomm Adreno 512 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
| AI performance | 11 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-4266 | LPDDR4-1866 |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s+14% | 29.9 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X55) | Snapdragon X12 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | QHD @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu 10 | 950,000+332%Top 34% | 220,000Top 92% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,080+571%Top 17% | 310Top 93% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,900+308%Top 23% | 1,200Top 92% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 2,050Top 53% | — |
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