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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Q
26.7Inno Score
34.7CPU22.6
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks27
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency34.5
8 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 26.7, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+25) and CPU (+12). Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 27
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 35
  • 219% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 420
  • 173% higher AnTuTu 10: 900,000 vs 330,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20192017
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+33%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.65 GHz+8%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 682
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max displayRetina XDR4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu 10900,000+173%Top 36%330,000Top 80%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+219%Top 34%420Top 84%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+113%Top 36%1,600Top 80%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 56%—

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