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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Q
27.2Inno Score
34.7CPU21.8
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks22.4
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency44.2
6 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 27.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+30) and CPU (+13). Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 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 22
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 22
  • 227% higher AnTuTu 10: 900,000 vs 275,000
  • 179% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 480
  • 129% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Announced20192019
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver
Max clock2.65 GHz+15%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 616

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+129%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max displayRetina XDRQHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 712
AnTuTu 10900,000+227%Top 36%275,000Top 84%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+179%Top 34%480Top 82%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+113%Top 36%1,600Top 80%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 56%—

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