Apple A9 vs Apple A13 Bionic
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 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?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister | 2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning 4x 1.72 GHz – Thunder |
| Number of cores | 2 | 6 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| Lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2000 million | 8500 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. 3 |
| GPU Architecture | PowerVR Rogue | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 1350 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 | |
| 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 | 1.2 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 0.35 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2015 Quarter 3 | 2019 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | APL1022 | APL1W85 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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