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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Q
34.9Inno Score
34.7CPU24.3
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks36
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency54.9
4 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+16) and CPU (+10). Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 36
  • 185% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 470
  • 127% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 1,500
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • Stronger efficiency score: 55 vs 42
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20192023
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.65 GHz2.8 GHz+6%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTu 10900,000+91%Top 36%471,425Top 63%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+185%Top 34%470Top 82%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+127%Top 36%1,500Top 83%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 56%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—185,372Top 100%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—29,548Top 100%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—128,755Top 98%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—127,750Top 100%

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