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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

Apple A13 Bionic
40.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
40.8Inno Score
39.8CPU29.7
34.9GPU25.5
—Benchmarks50
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based76.2
4 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 40.3 against 40.8 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 26
  • 131% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,027 vs 878
  • 74% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,760 vs 1,014
  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,135 vs 2,949

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 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 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Announced20192024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+10%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
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 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
AnTuTu—822,983Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—290,799Bottom 29%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—130,677Bottom 35%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—169,615Bottom 42%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—231,892Bottom 37%
AnTuTu 12—857,943Bottom 29%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,760+74%Top 22%1,014Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,135+40%Top 33%2,949Top 50%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,027+131%Top 25%878Top 49%

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