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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Q
22.6Inno Score
34.7CPU20.8
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks20
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency29.7
9 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+32) and CPU (+14). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 20
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 30
  • 294% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 340
  • 291% higher AnTuTu 10: 900,000 vs 230,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20192016
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+45%11 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores6+50%4
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.65 GHz+23%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 680
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayRetina XDR4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu 10900,000+291%Top 36%230,000Top 91%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+294%Top 34%340Top 90%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+286%Top 36%880Top 95%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 56%—

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