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Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Q
52.1Inno Score
46CPU34.1
35.1GPU—
53.6Benchmarks62.8
41.1AI—
63.2Efficiency73.8
4 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 52.1 to 46.9, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+11) and benchmarks (+9). Apple A14 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 A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 34
  • 73% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 1,200
  • 48% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,900 vs 3,300
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 63 vs 54
  • Stronger efficiency score: 74 vs 63
  • 44% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,369,654 vs 950,000
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Announced20202025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)6 W6 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz1x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3 GHz+7%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 722

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Snapdragon X63 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
AnTuTu 10950,000Top 34%1,369,654+44%Top 22%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+73%Top 17%1,200Top 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+48%Top 23%3,300Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 53%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—468,458Top 40%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—326,383Top 43%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—225,557Top 43%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—349,256Top 46%

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