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Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
Q
30.4Inno Score
46CPU26.6
35.1GPU—
53.6Benchmarks34.8
41.1AI—
63.2Efficiency32.1
8 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 30.4, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+31) and CPU (+19). Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 35
  • Stronger efficiency score: 63 vs 32
  • 253% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 590
  • 123% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,900 vs 2,200

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20202018
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock3 GHz+7%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu 10950,000+111%Top 34%450,000Top 67%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+253%Top 17%590Top 77%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+123%Top 23%2,200Top 60%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050Top 53%—

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