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Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A12 Bionic
CPU Performance
35
42
Gaming Performance
17
26
Battery life
75
84
QuickComparison Score
100
100
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple A11 Bionic and Apple A12 Bionic

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

  • + 10 nanometers process node
  • + 6 CPU cores
  • + 2x 2.39 GHz – Monsoon 4x 1.42 GHz – Mistral cores
  • + Apple A11 GPU graphics
  • + Apple Neural Engine NPU

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

  • + 7 nanometers process node
  • + 6 CPU cores
  • + 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz – Tempest cores
  • + Apple A12 GPU graphics
  • + Neural Engine NPU

Pros & Cons

Apple A11 Bionic
  • Excellent battery life
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Flagship-class chipset
  • Limited CPU performance for demanding apps
  • Limited gaming performance
  • Older generation chipset

"A upper-mid-range Apple A11 Bionic mobile chipset with modest CPU performance (35/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for premium gaming and productivity."

Apple A12 Bionic
  • Excellent battery life
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Flagship-class chipset
  • Limited CPU performance for demanding apps
  • Limited gaming performance
  • Older generation chipset

"A upper-mid-range Apple A12 Bionic mobile chipset with modest CPU performance (42/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for premium gaming and productivity."

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Specifications

AnTuTu 11
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
Apple A19 626912 895627
CPU 254993 309104
GPU 116883 144993
Memory 96795 139578
UX 158241 301952
Total score 626912 895627
GeekBench 6
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
Single-Core Score 1105 1338
Multi-Core Score 2629 2903
Asset compression 113.5 MB/sec 116.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 58.7 pages/sec 59.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 82.1 Mpixels/sec 71.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 23.6 images/sec 23.7 images/sec
HDR 83.6 Mpixels/sec 98.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 16.1 images/sec
Photo processing 29.8 images/sec 36.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.32 Mpixels/sec 3.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples
Compute Score (GPU) 5734 8773
Face detection 11.3 images/sec 19.2 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.25 Gpixels/sec 0.39 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.62 Gpixels/sec 0.73 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 12.1 Gpixels/sec 24.1 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 324.3 FPS 608.2 FPS
API Metal Metal
3DMark
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score
Stability 59% 65%
Graphics test
3DMark Solar Bay
Section 1
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Section 3
CPU
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
Architecture 2x 2.39 GHz – Monsoon 4x 1.42 GHz – Mistral 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz – Tempest
Cores 6 6
Frequency 2390 MHz 2490 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.3-A
L1 cache 64 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process 10 nanometers 7 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Graphics
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
GPU name Apple A11 GPU Apple A12 GPU
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 1066 MHz 1125 MHz
Pipelines 3 4
Shading units 64 64
Total shaders 192 256
FLOPS 409.3 Gigaflops 576 Gigaflops
AI Accelarator
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Neural Engine
Memory
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 4 GB 4 GB
Multimedia (ISP)
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AAC‑LC - AAX и AAX+ - Apple Lossless - HE‑AAC - HE‑AAC v2 - Linear PCM - MP3
Connectivity
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
Modem Intel XMM 7560
4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 1000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 350 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Info
Specification Apple A11 Bionic ↗ Apple A12 Bionic ↗
Announced September 2017 September 2018
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1W72 APL1W81

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