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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
26.2Inno Score
34.7CPU20
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks20
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based46.7
7 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+32) and CPU (+15). Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 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 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 20
  • 857% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 140
  • 592% higher AnTuTu: 900,000 vs 130,000
  • 448% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 620

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

  • 33% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 6 W
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Announced20192017
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
TDP (typical)6 W4 W+33%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder8x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.65 GHz+47%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 506

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 546
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+355%7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Max displayRetina XDRFHD @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 450
AnTuTu900,000+592%130,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+857%Top 34%140Bottom 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+448%Top 42%620Bottom 4%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 35%—

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