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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
Q
37.2Inno Score
34.7CPU33.5
34.3GPU28.6
52.2Benchmarks51.1
24.9AI49.3
41.8Efficiency32.1
5 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 38.2 against 37.2 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A13 Bionic edges ahead in efficiency and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 29
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 32
  • 56% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 1,250
  • 40% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 10 W
  • 22% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 1,100

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

  • Stronger AI score: 49 vs 25
  • 150% higher AI performance: 15 TOPS vs 6 TOPS
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Announced20192020
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+40%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz2.84 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock—587 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance6 TOPS15 TOPS+150%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max displayRetina XDR4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTu 10900,000+4%Top 36%861,546Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+22%Top 34%1,100Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+3%Top 36%3,300Top 38%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+56%Top 56%1,250Top 69%
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—306,337Top 72%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—162,790Top 63%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—152,804Top 80%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—239,615Top 69%

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