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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

A
38.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Q
38.4Inno Score
34.7CPU29.6
34.3GPU24.9
52.2Benchmarks42
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency73.8
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 — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 edges ahead in efficiency, 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 10: 900,000 vs 600,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Stronger efficiency score: 74 vs 42
  • 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
AnTuTu 10900,000+50%Top 36%600,000Top 52%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+31%Top 34%1,020Top 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+17%Top 36%2,900Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+144%Top 56%800Top 87%

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