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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
36.8Inno Score
34.7CPU29.7
34.3GPU24.9
52.2Benchmarks48.8
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency54.9
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 38.2 against 36.8 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A13 Bionic edges ahead in GPU and CPU, 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 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 49
  • 144% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 800
  • 31% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 1,020

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

  • Stronger efficiency score: 55 vs 42
  • 50% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 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 778G
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Announced20192021
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+10%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 642L

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Hexagon 770
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-6400
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s+50%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X53 5G
Max download—3.7 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 778G
AnTuTu 10900,000+15%Top 36%784,274Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+31%Top 34%1,020Top 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+16%Top 36%2,930Top 44%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+144%Top 56%800Top 87%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—310,105Top 69%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—95,255Top 80%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—162,954Top 63%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—215,960Top 83%

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