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Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
45.7Inno Score
46CPU37.2
35.1GPU34.3
53.6Benchmarks55.9
41.1AIspec-based64
63.2Efficiencyspec-based55.9
5 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A14 Bionic scores 46.9 against 45.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A14 Bionic edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 37
  • 43% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 1,450
  • 34% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,900 vs 3,650
  • 33% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 9 W
  • 32% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,050 vs 1,550

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • 136% higher AI performance: 26 TOPS vs 11 TOPS
  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Announced20202020
Process5 nm5 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+33%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3 GHz+6%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 660
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
NPU16-core Neural EngineHexagon 780
AI performance11 TOPS26 TOPS+136%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Snapdragon X60 5G
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
SpecApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 888
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared950,0001,040,324Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—379,461Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—169,822Bottom 39%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—200,968Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—290,073Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+43%Top 19%1,450Top 31%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+34%Top 26%3,650Top 37%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050+32%Bottom 46%1,550Bottom 36%

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