Apple A12 Bionic vs Apple M2 (iPad)

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with Apple M2 (iPad). 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

A12 Bionic

648957

M2 (iPad)

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A12 Bionic

1283

M2 (iPad)

2620

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A12 Bionic

2889

M2 (iPad)

9793

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard
Number of cores	6	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.5-A
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	6900 million	20000 million
TDP	6 Watt	20 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 2	Apple M2 GPU
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	1125 MHz	1398 MHz
Execution units	4	8
Shaders	256	1024

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2688x1242	2732x2048
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) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	1 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.35 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS