Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple M4 (iPad)

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A13 Bionic with Apple M4 (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

A13 Bionic

885295

M4 (iPad)

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A13 Bionic

1735

M4 (iPad)

3748

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A13 Bionic

4109

M4 (iPad)

14604

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning 4x 1.72 GHz – Thunder	4x 4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	8500 million	28000 million
TDP	6 Watt	14 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	7500 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 3	Apple M4 GPU
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	1350 MHz	1598 MHz
Execution units	4	10
Shaders	256	1280

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2688x1242	2064x2752
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	1.2 Gbps	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.35 Gbps	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS