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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
34Inno Score
34.7CPU27.7
34.3GPU21.1
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+13) and CPU (+7). Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 28
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 21
  • 487% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 332
  • 51% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,250
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 976

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

  • 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 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Announced20192026
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+10%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 629

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System (Sub-6 GHz)
Max download—2.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+37%Top 37%976Bottom 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+51%Top 40%2,250Bottom 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+487%Bottom 49%332Bottom 3%

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