Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Apple A11 Bionic

Comparisons 28-02-2023

Detailed comparison data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Apple A11 Bionic, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Vellamo, PCMark, Neocore, Quadrant, Geekbench, GFXBench, AnTuTu, 3DMark, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games GTA, PUBG, Call of Duty, Asphalt 9, Minecraft, Fortnite, Madout2 etc.
After reading the results of joint tests and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Snapdragon 850 or A11 Bionic.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 850

20%

A11 Bionic

23%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 850

65%

A11 Bionic

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 850

19%

A11 Bionic

22%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 850	A11 Bionic
Total score	282308	323390
CPU	79039	90544
GPU	107274	122891
MEM	45171	51735
UX	50815	58207

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 850	A11 Bionic
Single-Core	638	964
Multi-Core	2236	2345

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 850	A11 Bionic
Frequency	2960 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Transistors count		4300 millions
Core configuration	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 385	2x2.39GHz Monsoon 4x1.5 GHz Mistral
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2133
Memory bandwidth	34.1	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	768 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 850 is 15% better than A11 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 850 has -2 more core than A11 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 630	Apple A11 Bionic
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	2400 MHz
GFloPS	712	396
# of Cores		6
# of Shader Units	512
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2434 x 1124 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	26.7	26.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	45.6	56.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	44.8	61.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	38.2	38.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.4	49.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.4	76.4
Real Racing 3	56.4	123.4
Sniper 3D	98.2	80.2
Need for Speed No Limits	62.2	74
Mortal Kombat X	71.4	98.7
CSR Racing 2	49.3	86.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 280	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem	Intel XMM 7460 LTE
Download speed	1200 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which Apple A11 Bionic is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 850 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 850 specs and review.