Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro vs Apple A13 Bionic

Comparisons 21-06-2021

Detailed compare data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro vs Apple A13 Bionic, testing of graphics processors (GPU). A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Quadrant, Neocore, PCMark, Geekbench, AnTuTu, GFXBench, Vellamo, 3DMark, PassMark, even the gaming performance of chips in GTA, PUBG, Asphalt 9, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Fortnite, Madout2 etc.
After reading the results of joint tests and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro 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 888 Pro

99%

A13 Bionic

93%

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

Snapdragon 888 Pro

84%

A13 Bionic

79%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 888 Pro

94%

A13 Bionic

86%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 888 Pro	A13 Bionic
Total score	897135	521807
CPU	251189	146108
GPU	340912	198279
MEM	143538	83491
UX	161487	93922

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 888 Pro	A13 Bionic
Single-Core	1251	1111
Multi-Core	3945	3444

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 888 Pro	A13 Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	2660 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		8500 millions
Core configuration	1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	2x2.66 GHz Icestorm 4x1.6 GHz Firestorm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	4266
Memory bandwidth	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB	48 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-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 888 Pro is 11% better than A13 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 888 Pro 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 660	Apple A13 Bionic
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	2600 MHz
GFloPS	1486	786
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 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	33.3	62.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	106.5	56.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	62.9	62.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.2	62.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.8	50.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	131.9	76.4
Real Racing 3	127.2	125.8
Sniper 3D	140.2	138.4
Need for Speed No Limits	89.2	88.1
Mortal Kombat X	91.1	100.6
CSR Racing 2	77.5	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	200 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	64 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 580	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Modem-RF System 5G	Intel XMM 7660 LTE
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	1600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	225 MBit/s.
Navigation	SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GNSS, GLONASS, GPS, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC, QZSS, NavIC enabled	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Apple A13 Bionic is better: 12
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 888 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 888 Pro 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.