Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 benchmark which processor is better

A13 Bionic vs Snapdragon 855

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, speed examination of GPUs Apple A13 Bionic and Adreno 630.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: A13 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and Snapdragon 855 is octa-core (Kryo 385). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Geekbench, Octane V2, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Vellamo, PCMark, GFXBench, and how good the chipsets are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy A13 Bionic or Snapdragon 855 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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 855

21%

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

A13 Bionic

73%

Snapdragon 855

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A13 Bionic

35%

Snapdragon 855

19%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A13 Bionic	Snapdragon 855
Total score	521807	297918
CPU	146108	83417
GPU	198279	113205
MEM	83491	47670
UX	93922	53625

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A13 Bionic	Snapdragon 855
Single-Core	1111	674
Multi-Core	3444	2359

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A13 Bionic	Snapdragon 855
Frequency	2660 MHz	2960 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	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 385
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	1866
Memory bandwidth		34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	48 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	768 KB
L3 cache		2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.1-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 855 is 10% better than A13 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A13 Bionic has 2 more core than Snapdragon 855. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A13 Bionic	Adreno 630
GPU Frequency	2600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	786	712
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		512
Display	2688 x 1242 pixels	2560 x 1600 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	26.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.5	56.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	62.9	61.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	62.1	55.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	50.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	76.4	76.1
Real Racing 3	125.8	76.8
Sniper 3D	138.4	98.2
Need for Speed No Limits	88.1	98.2
Mortal Kombat X	100.6	98.2
CSR Racing 2	81.8	67.5

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	60 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Qualcomm Spectra 280
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 X50 LTE modem
Download speed	1600 MBit/s.	4000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	225 MBit/s.	1200 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: 28
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 is better: 14
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 855 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 855 specs and review.