Apple A9 vs Apple A14 Bionic

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Apple A14 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
A14 Bionic
1073837

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A9
624
A14 Bionic
2068

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A9
961
A14 Bionic
4719

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister 2x 3.09 GHz – Firestorm
4x 1.82 GHz – Icestorm
Number of cores 2 6
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8.5-A
Lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million 11800 million
TDP 5 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing Apple M9 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 6 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. 4
GPU Architecture PowerVR Rogue Apple GPU
GPU frequency 650 MHz 1462 MHz
Execution units 6 4
Shaders 192 256
OpenCL API 1.2
Vulkan API 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2048x1536 2732x2048
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 7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 2.5 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 2020 Quarter 4
Partnumber APL1022 APL1W01
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship