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Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
46CPU24.3
35.1GPU—
53.6Benchmarks36
41.1AIspec-based—
63.2Efficiencyspec-based54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+22) and benchmarks (+18). Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 36
  • 343% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 470
  • 227% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,900 vs 1,500
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20202023
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock3 GHz+7%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared950,000471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 5%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+343%Top 18%470Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+227%Top 24%1,500Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 44%—

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