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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

Apple A13 Bionic
40.3Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
40.3Inno Score
39.8CPU30.3
34.9GPU26.3
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based76.2
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 40.3 against 40.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A13 Bionic edges ahead in CPU and GPU, 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
  • 109% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,027 vs 969
  • 60% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,760 vs 1,100
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

  • 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 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Announced20192025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.3 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.65 GHz+15%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 810

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X61 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Geekbench 6 (single)1,760+60%Top 22%1,100Top 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,135+31%Top 33%3,147Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,027+109%Top 25%969Top 46%

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