Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A13 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A13 Bionic

885295

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A13 Bionic

1735

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

2741

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A13 Bionic

4109

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

9830

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning 4x 1.72 GHz – Thunder	2x 3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Instruction Set	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	8500 million
TDP	6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 3	Adreno 840 (8 CUs)
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 800
GPU frequency	1350 MHz	1200 MHz
Execution units	4	2
Shaders	256	1024
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		3.0
Vulkan API		1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2688x1242	3840x2540
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	1.2 Gbps	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.35 Gbps	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.0	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS