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Apple A13 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1680

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
34.7CPU38.7
34.3GPU40.8
52.2Benchmarks62.7
24.9AIspec-based56.5
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
1 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic8 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 1680 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 50.2 to 38.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+11) and GPU (+7). Apple A13 Bionic 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

  • 12% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 1,742

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1680

  • Stronger CPU score: 39 vs 35
  • Stronger GPU score: 41 vs 34
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 63 vs 52
  • 227% higher AI performance: 20 TOPS vs 6 TOPS
  • 51% higher AnTuTu: 1,363,464 vs 900,000

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Announced20192026
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.65 GHz2.9 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock—1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance6 TOPS20 TOPS+227%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download—5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.06.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A13 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTu900,0001,363,464+51%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340Top 37%1,376+3%Top 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400Top 40%4,411+30%Top 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+12%Bottom 49%1,742Bottom 45%

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