Apple A12 Bionic vs Apple A13 Bionic

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with Apple A13 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 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest	2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning 4x 1.72 GHz – Thunder
Number of cores	6	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.4-A
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	6900 million	8500 million
TDP	6 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

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

Storage

Storage specification

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Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 2	Apple gen. 3
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	1125 MHz	1350 MHz
Execution units	4	4
Shaders	256	256

Camera, Video, Display

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

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	1 Gbps	1.2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.35 Gbps	0.35 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS