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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
35.7Inno Score
34.7CPU26.3
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks35.3
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 35.7, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+17) and CPU (+8). Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 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 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 35
  • 99% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 96% higher AnTuTu: 900,000 vs 460,000
  • 66% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,050

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

  • 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 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Announced20192024
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+15%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 619

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 686
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+99%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X51 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
AnTuTu900,000+96%460,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+46%Top 32%920Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+66%Top 40%2,050Bottom 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 35%—

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