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Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
48Inno Score
46CPU38.6
35.1GPU35.1
53.6Benchmarks60.8
41.1AIspec-based—
63.2Efficiencyspec-based71.4
5 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A14 Bionic scores 46.9 against 48 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 edges ahead in benchmarks, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 39
  • 45% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 1,430
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,900 vs 4,150
  • 14% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 7 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 54
  • 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 2
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Announced20202023
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)6 W+14%7 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3 GHz+3%2.91 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 725

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—4.4 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.3

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Max display—WQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared950,0001,263,761Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—504,689Top 42%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—173,509Bottom 45%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—219,815Top 50%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—365,748Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+45%Top 19%1,430Top 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+18%Top 26%4,150Top 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Bottom 46%2,050Bottom 46%

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