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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
38.5Inno Score
34.7CPU29.6
34.3GPU24.4
52.2Benchmarks47.3
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 38.2 against 38.5 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

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
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 47
  • 162% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 744
  • 32% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 1,014

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—
AnTuTu 12—860,688Bottom 30%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+32%Top 34%1,014Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+16%Top 42%2,930Top 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+162%Top 35%744Bottom 31%

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