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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.9Inno Score
34.7CPU31.5
34.3GPU25.4
52.2Benchmarks42
24.9AIspec-based29
41.8Efficiencyspec-based32.1
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 31.9, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+10) and GPU (+9). Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 32
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 42
  • 125% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 867
  • 50% higher AnTuTu: 900,000 vs 600,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% higher AI performance: 7 TOPS vs 6 TOPS

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20192019
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz2.84 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance6 TOPS7 TOPS+17%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max displayRetina XDR4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu900,000+50%600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+33%Top 33%1,008Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+23%Top 40%2,757Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+125%Top 35%867Bottom 35%

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