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Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
Q
22.6Inno Score
46CPU20.8
35.1GPU—
53.6Benchmarks20
41.1AI—
63.2Efficiency29.7
9 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+34) and efficiency (+34). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 30
  • 512% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 340
  • 457% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,900 vs 880

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20202016
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+45%11 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores6+50%4
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock3 GHz+40%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 680
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—4.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu 10950,000+313%Top 34%230,000Top 91%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+512%Top 17%340Top 90%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+457%Top 23%880Top 95%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 53%—

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