Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c vs Apple A11 Bionic

Let's find out which one of Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A11 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  11 1
• CPU group
  Apple A11 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
• Predecessor
  Apple A10 Fusion --
• Successor
  Apple A12 Bionic --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A11 Qualcomm Adreno 675
• GPU frequency
  1.42 GHz 0.25 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  2.39 GHz 0.59 GHz
• Execution units
  3 7
• Shader
  0 672
• Max. GPU Memory
  3 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  8 5
• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q4/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 4 (Quad Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A11 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L2-Cache
  8.00 MB 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  A11 Kryo 490
• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q4/2019