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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
20.2Inno Score
34.7CPU20.5
34.3GPU20
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 20.2, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+14) and CPU (+14). Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 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 GPU score: 34 vs 20
  • 1596% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 115
  • 299% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 336
  • 194% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 1,158

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Announced20192024
Process7 nm+36%11 nm
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.65 GHz+26%2.1 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X11 LTE Modem
Max download—0.4 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+299%Top 34%336Bottom 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+194%Top 39%1,158Bottom 8%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+1596%Top 46%115Bottom 1%

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