Apple A12 Bionic
A12 Bionic is one of Apple flagship CPU. It was announced in 2018 Quarter 3. 2x Apple Vortex (2.49 GHz), 4x Apple Tempest (1.59 GHz). and supports NVMe, 4G, LPDDR4X.

CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest |
Number of cores | 6 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A |
Lithography | 7 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million |
TDP | 6 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz |
Execution units | 4 |
Shaders | 256 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
4G network | Yes |
5G network | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 |
Partnumber | APL1W81 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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