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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Q
26.1Inno Score
34.7CPU21.1
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks20
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency44.2
7 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 26.1, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+32) and CPU (+14). Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 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 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 20
  • 332% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 310
  • 309% higher AnTuTu 10: 900,000 vs 220,000
  • 183% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 1,200

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Announced20192017
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock2.65 GHz+20%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 512

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 680
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660
Max displayRetina XDRQHD @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660
AnTuTu 10900,000+309%Top 36%220,000Top 92%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+332%Top 34%310Top 93%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+183%Top 36%1,200Top 92%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 56%—

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