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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
36Inno Score
34.7CPU29.6
34.3GPU24.4
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 36, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+10) and CPU (+5). Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 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 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 24
  • 162% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 744
  • 32% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 1,014
  • 16% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,930

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Announced20192025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+10%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 710

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X/LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+32%Top 37%1,014Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+16%Top 40%2,930Top 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+162%Bottom 49%744Bottom 13%

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