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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
34.7CPU24.8
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based36
2 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 25
  • 171% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 494
  • 139% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 1,421

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Announced20192025
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock2.65 GHz2.9 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Qualcomm LTE Modem
Max download—0.4 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+171%Top 37%494Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+139%Top 40%1,421Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Bottom 49%—

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