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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
38.4Inno Score
34.7CPU29.6
34.3GPU24.9
52.2Benchmarks42
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based73.8
6 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 38.2 against 38.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. 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 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 42
  • 144% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 800
  • 50% higher AnTuTu: 900,000 vs 600,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

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

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Announced20192023
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W6 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+10%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X62 5G
Max download—2.9 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
AnTuTu900,000+50%600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+31%Top 37%1,020Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+17%Top 39%2,900Top 50%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+144%Bottom 44%800Bottom 10%

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