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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Q
34.3Inno Score
34.7CPU31.4
34.3GPU27.3
52.2Benchmarks49.1
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency32.1
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+10) and GPU (+7). Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 49
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 32
  • 135% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 830

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 12% higher Max clock: 2.96 GHz vs 2.65 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20192021
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz2.96 GHz+12%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max displayRetina XDR4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTu 10900,000+13%Top 36%795,334Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+54%Top 34%870Top 62%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+17%Top 36%2,900Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+135%Top 56%830Top 83%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—294,736Top 75%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—118,830Top 78%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—160,316Top 69%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—221,452Top 80%

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