CPU A
Apple A13 Bionic
6 cores 2660 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A13 Bionic GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 cores 3000 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 730
Compared fields
43
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Apple A13 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.66 GHz - Lightning4x 1.6 GHz - Thunder | 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2660 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8.5 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 832 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | Not available | 6 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | Not available | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 32 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | Not available | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 4 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU | Adreno 730 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | Not available | 818 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 3 |
| Shaders | Not available | 768 |
| FLOPS | 736 Gigaflops | 2236 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes, Neural Engine | Hexagon |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 220 Mbps | Up to 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2019 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | SM8450 |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 19 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A13 Bionic
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 11200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
- Display
- LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8000 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 WiFi
- Display
- LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X80 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4700 mAh
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