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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
37.7Inno Score
34.7CPU27.6
34.3GPU24.9
52.2Benchmarks39.8
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency76.2
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 38.2 against 37.7 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A13 Bionic edges ahead in benchmarks and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 28
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 40
  • 144% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 800
  • 64% higher AnTuTu 10: 900,000 vs 550,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

  • Stronger efficiency score: 76 vs 42
  • 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 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Announced20192022
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+20%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
AnTuTu 10900,000+64%Top 36%550,000Top 59%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+41%Top 34%950Top 55%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+24%Top 36%2,750Top 52%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+144%Top 56%800Top 87%

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