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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
34.7CPU26.2
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
3 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 26
  • 61% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,117
  • 49% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 897
  • 15% higher Max clock: 2.65 GHz vs 2.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Announced20192025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+15%2.3 GHz

GPU

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

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X/LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+49%Top 37%897Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+61%Top 40%2,117Bottom 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Bottom 49%—

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