Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A12 Bionic

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A10 Fusion with Apple A12 Bionic. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane
2x 1.09 GHz – Zephyr
2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex
4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
Number of cores 4 6
Instruction Set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.3-A
Lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 3300 million 6900 million
TDP 5 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing NPU NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 2 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 1x64 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe NVMe

Graphics

GPU name Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus Apple gen. 2
GPU Architecture Rogue Apple GPU
GPU frequency 650 MHz 1125 MHz
Execution units 6 4
Shaders 192 256
OpenCL API 1.2
Vulkan API 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2048x1536 2688x1242
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VC-1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.1 Gbps 0.35 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.2 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 Quarter 3 2018 Quarter 3
Partnumber APL1W24 APL1W81
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A10 Fusion
420375
A12 Bionic
648957

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A10 Fusion
851
A12 Bionic
1283

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A10 Fusion
1280
A12 Bionic
2889