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Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
Q
26.7Inno Score
46CPU22.6
35.1GPU—
53.6Benchmarks27
41.1AI—
63.2Efficiency34.5
8 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 26.7, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+29) and benchmarks (+27). Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 27
  • Stronger efficiency score: 63 vs 35
  • 395% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 420
  • 206% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,900 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20202017
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+33%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock3 GHz+22%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 682
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu 10950,000+188%Top 34%330,000Top 80%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+395%Top 17%420Top 84%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+206%Top 23%1,600Top 80%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 53%—

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