Apple A9 vs Apple A12 Bionic

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A9

A12 Bionic

648957

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

A12 Bionic

1283

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

A12 Bionic

2889

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
Number of cores	2	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-A
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	6900 million
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Apple gen. 2
GPU Architecture	PowerVR 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)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 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