Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G benchmark which processor is better

A13 Bionic vs Snapdragon 768G

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G, speed examination of GPUs Apple A13 Bionic and Adreno 620.

This performance comparison includes two processors: A13 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and Snapdragon 768G is octa-core (Kryo 475 Prime). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, 3DMark, Quadrant, Neocore, PCMark, PassMark, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, even the gaming performance of processors in Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy A13 Bionic or Snapdragon 768G and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

A13 Bionic

37%

Snapdragon 768G

25%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

A13 Bionic

73%

Snapdragon 768G

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A13 Bionic

35%

Snapdragon 768G

22%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	A13 Bionic	Snapdragon 768G
Total score	521807	346924
CPU	146108	97134
GPU	198279	131834
MEM	83491	55516
UX	93922	62438

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	A13 Bionic	Snapdragon 768G
Single-Core	1111	777
Multi-Core	3444	2642

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A13 Bionic	Snapdragon 768G
Frequency	2660 MHz	2800 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	8500 millions
Core configuration	2x2.66 GHz Icestorm 4x1.6 GHz Firestorm	1x2.8 GHz Kryo 475 Prime 1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Gold 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2133
Memory bandwidth		17
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	48 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 768G is 5% better than A13 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A13 Bionic has 2 more core than Snapdragon 768G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A13 Bionic	Adreno 620
GPU Frequency	2600 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	786	896
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		384
Display	2688 x 1242 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	62.6	26.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.5	52.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	62.9	56.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	62.1	39.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	44.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	76.4	72.2
Real Racing 3	125.8	85.1
Sniper 3D	138.4	124.7
Need for Speed No Limits	88.1	102.1
Mortal Kombat X	100.6	82.2
CSR Racing 2	81.8	68

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	12 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Qualcomm Spectra 355
Video Encoding FPS	960	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7660 LTE	Qualcomm Snapdragon X52 Modem-RF System
Download speed	1600 MBit/s.	3700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	225 MBit/s.	1600 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A13 Bionic is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G is better: 12
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs A13 Bionic and Snapdragon 768G, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A13 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• A13 Bionic specs and review.

Snapdragon 768G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 768G specs and review.