CPU A
Apple A13 Bionic
6 cores 2660 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A13 Bionic GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8 cores 3200 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 650
Compared fields
43
Different values
39
Quick factual highlights
Apple A13 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.66 GHz - Lightning4x 1.6 GHz - Thunder | 1x 3.2 GHz - Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2660 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8.5 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 10 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 832 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | Not available | 4 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | Not available | 2750 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 32 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | Not available | 44 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 4 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU | Adreno 650 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | Not available | 675 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 2 |
| Shaders | Not available | 512 |
| FLOPS | 736 Gigaflops | 1372 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes, Neural Engine | Hexagon 698 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| 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 870 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2019 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | SM8250-AC |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 56 |
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 870
Huawei MatePad Pro 11-inch WiFi
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7250 mAh
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- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8360 mAh
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Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G CPH2247
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G Detective Conan
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
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- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
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- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
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- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
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