Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G vs Apple A13 Bionic

Comparisons 01-06-2021

Comprehensive compare data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G vs Apple A13 Bionic, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A thorough review of all the specifications of the chips, 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 joint testing in software tests like Quadrant, Geekbench, Vellamo, Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, PCMark, AnTuTu, PassMark, even the gaming performance of chips in PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty, GTA, Madout2, Asphalt 9, Minecraft etc.
After reading the results of joint tests and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 780G or A13 Bionic.

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

Snapdragon 780G

51%

A13 Bionic

37%

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

Snapdragon 780G

82%

A13 Bionic

73%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 780G

49%

A13 Bionic

35%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 780G	A13 Bionic
Total score	718020	521807
CPU	201053	146108
GPU	272842	198279
MEM	114874	83491
UX	129242	93922

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 780G	A13 Bionic
Single-Core	1608	1111
Multi-Core	5467	3444

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 780G	A13 Bionic
Frequency	2400 MHz	2660 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		8500 millions
Core configuration	2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	2x2.66 GHz Icestorm 4x1.6 GHz Firestorm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	4666	4266
Memory bandwidth	17
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	48 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
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 A13 Bionic is 9% better than Snapdragon 780G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 780G has -2 more core than A13 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 640	Apple A13 Bionic
GPU Frequency	750 MHz	2600 MHz
GFloPS	986	786
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	384
Display	3360 x 1600 pixels	2688 x 1242 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	27.6	62.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	84.2	56.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	51.4	62.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	47.2	62.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	72.3	50.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	105.3	76.4
Real Racing 3	64.2	125.8
Sniper 3D	67.6	138.4
Need for Speed No Limits	72.6	88.1
Mortal Kombat X	75.4	100.6
CSR Racing 2	72.2	81.8

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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	192 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 570	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Intel XMM 7660 LTE
Download speed	7000 MBit/s.	1600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3500 MBit/s.	225 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Apple A13 Bionic is better: 14
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 780G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 780G specs and review.

A13 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8

• A13 Bionic specs and review.