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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
38.6Inno Score
34.7CPU32.3
34.3GPU28.5
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 38.2 against 38.6 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5. 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 GPU score: 34 vs 29
  • 57% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 1,241
  • 22% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 1,097

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 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 6 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Announced20192026
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+2%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 812

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X/LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—2.8 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.06.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+22%Top 37%1,097Top 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+2%Top 40%3,344Top 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+57%Bottom 49%1,241Bottom 33%

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