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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Q
21.3Inno Score
34.7CPU23.1
34.3GPU20
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
6 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 21.3, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+14) and CPU (+12). Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 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 23
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 20
  • 1273% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 142
  • 129% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s
  • 107% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 1,640

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Announced20192020
Process7 nm+36%11 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Max clock2.65 GHz+20%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 612

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4/LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+129%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE
Max download—0.6 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 678
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+87%Top 34%716Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+107%Top 39%1,640Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+1273%Top 46%142Bottom 6%

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