Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs Apple A13 Bionic benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 875 vs A13 Bionic

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs Apple A13 Bionic, compare of GPUs Adreno 660 and Apple A13 Bionic.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) and A13 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, PCMark, Neocore, 3DMark, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 875 or A13 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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 875

64%

A13 Bionic

37%

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

Snapdragon 875

79%

A13 Bionic

73%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 875

61%

A13 Bionic

35%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 875	A13 Bionic
Total score	892580	521807
CPU	249924	146108
GPU	339178	198279
MEM	142802	83491
UX	160655	93922

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 875	A13 Bionic
Single-Core	1404	1111
Multi-Core	4904	3444

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 875	A13 Bionic
Frequency	2840 MHz	2660 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		8500 millions
Core configuration	1x2.84 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	51.2
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)	ARMv8.4-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 875 is 6% better than A13 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 875 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	34.8	62.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	105.8	56.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	63.4	62.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.4	62.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.5	50.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	130.5	76.4
Real Racing 3	126.8	125.8
Sniper 3D	139.5	138.4
Need for Speed No Limits	88.8	88.1
Mortal Kombat X	91.9	100.6
CSR Racing 2	76.1	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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	36 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	60	960
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	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 X57 Modem-RF System 5G	Intel XMM 7660 LTE
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	1600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	225 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which Apple A13 Bionic is better: 11
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 875 and A13 Bionic, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 875 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 875 specs and review.

A13 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A13 Bionic specs and review.