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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
38Inno Score
34.7CPU34.4
34.3GPU29.8
52.2Benchmarks54.6
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based37
4 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A13 Bionic scores 38.2 against 38 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A13 Bionic edges ahead in GPU and CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 30
  • 56% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 1,250
  • 28% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 1,050
  • 25% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 8 W
  • 13% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 3,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% higher Max bandwidth: 44 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s
  • 21% higher Max clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.65 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Announced20192021
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+25%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime + 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver
Max clock2.65 GHz3.2 GHz+21%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 870
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Adreno 650
GPU clock—670 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 870
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Hexagon 698
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5-5500
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s44 GB/s+29%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 870
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max displayRetina XDR4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 870
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared900,000990,057Bottom 42%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—378,834Bottom 45%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—171,089Bottom 42%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—173,146Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—266,988Bottom 39%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+28%Top 37%1,050Top 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+13%Top 39%3,000Top 46%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+56%Bottom 44%1,250Bottom 29%

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