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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
34.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
34.8Inno Score
34.7CPU26.2
34.9GPU20
—Benchmarks34.9
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based76.2
4 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 34.9 against 34.8 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A13 Bionic edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 26
  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 20
  • 1136% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,027 vs 164
  • 51% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,246
  • 45% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 921

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Announced20192023
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+20%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 613

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X61 5G
Max download—2.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
AnTuTu—452,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+45%Top 33%921Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+51%Top 42%2,246Bottom 39%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,027+1136%Top 25%164Bottom 14%

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