Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Apple A11 Bionic
► remove from comparisonThe Apple A11 Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. It was announced late 2017 and offers 6 cores divided in 2 performance cores and four power efficiency cores. In comparison to the A10X all 6 cores can be used at once, leading to a much higher theoretical performance. In our benchmarks the SoC however is not only faster in multi threaded tests (+77% versus A10 Fusion in Geekbench), but also in single threaded tests (+19%). Apple states 25% more performance compared to the A10 in the iPhone 7.
With 4.3 Billion transistors, the A11 Bionic is a rather big chip especially compared to the Snapdragon 835 (3 Billion) or a Skylake desktop quad-core Soc (1.75 Billion).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SD765G Mobile Platform) is a fast mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found on Android tablets and smartphones. It integrates eight cores (octa-core, called Kryo 475) divided into two clusters. A fast performance cluster contains two ARM Cortex-A76 cores clocked at up to 2.4 GHz (prime core) and 2.2 GHz (gold core) and a power efficiency cluster with six small ARM Cortex-A55 cores at up to 1.8 GHz. Depending on the workload only single clusters or all cores can run at different clock speeds.
Compared to the normal Snapdragon 765, the 765G is optimized for gaming. This means the graphics card is higher clocked and the chip also supports additional software features (Snapdragon Elite Gaming like Game Smoother, Game Fast Loader and Game Network Latency Manager).
The processor performance is quite comparable to the old Snapdragon 730G. Only the single core performance can be slightly better, thanks to the higher clocked prime core (+200 MHz = 9% higher).
The chip is one of the first SoCs that integrate a 5G modem. It is called Snapdragon X52 and supports speeds of up to 3.7 / 1.6 Mbps (down- and upload) and mmWave and Sub-6.
The integrated Adreno 620 is also higher clocked compared to the one in the normal 765 and should result in 10% higher performance (according to QC).
The integrated AI engine uses the GPU, CPU and dedicated cores to reach a theoretical maximum performance of 5.5 TOPS.
The processor is manufactured in the modern and energy efficient 7nm EUV process at Samsung.
| Model | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G | ||||||||
| Codename | Monsoon / Mistral | Kryo 475 Gold / Silver | ||||||||
| Series | Apple Apple A-Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | ||||||||
| Clock | <=2390 MHz | 1800 - 2400 MHz | ||||||||
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | |||||||||
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | |||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 8 / 8 | ||||||||
| Transistors | 4300 Million | |||||||||
| Technology | 10 nm | 7 nm | ||||||||
| Features | ARMv8 Instruction Set | Adreno 620 GPU, X52 5G/LTE Modem, Hexagon 696 DSP, Specra 355 ISP | ||||||||
| iGPU | Apple A11 Bionic GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 620 | ||||||||
| NPU / AI | 0.6 TOPS INT8 | |||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ARM | ||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||
| Series: Snapdragon Kryo 475 Gold / Silver |
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| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Apple A11 Bionic → 100% n=11
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G → 64% n=11
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
