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Apple A13 Bionic GPU vs Apple A12X Bionic GPU

Apple A13 Bionic GPU

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The Apple A13 Bionic graphics card is an integrated GPU in the A13 Bionic chip found in the iPhone 11 series. It includes 4 cores and offers a 20% better performance and 40% less power consumption compared to the A12 Bionic in the iPhone Xs series (according to Apple).

It is manufactured in the second generation 7nm process (with EUV) and therefore very energy efficient.

Apple A12X Bionic GPU

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The Apple A12X Bionic graphics card is the second generation of integrated GPUs that was designed by Apple and not licensed by PowerVR. It can be found in the iPad 11" and 12.5" 2018 and offers 7 cores (up from the 4 cores in the A12 from the iPhone XS). It supports the Metal 2 API and the raw performance was compared against an Xbox One S by Apple. It definately should be the fastest smartphone / tablet graphics card in 2018 (IOS and Android based).

The architecture should be similar to the older PowerVR graphics cards like the A10 GPU, but currently Apple is not disclosing any information about the architecture.

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Apple A13 Bionic GPUApple A12X Bionic GPU
Pipelines4 - unified7 - unified
Shared Memorynono
technology7 nm7 nm
Date of Announcement15.09.2019 30.10.2018
Apple A12 Series
A12Z Bionic GPU compare 8
A12X Bionic GPU 7
A12 Bionic GPU compare 4
CPU in A13 Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A13 Bionic6 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in A12X Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12X Bionic8 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 206190     avg: 208254     median: 208697 (24%)     max: 209431 Points
194856 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 9199     avg: 10108     median: 10427 (45%)     max: 10699 Points
13454 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 17853     avg: 19381     median: 20135 (44%)     max: 20154 Points
28751 Points (63%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 5362     avg: 5781     median: 5847 (29%)     max: 6067 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 7847     avg: 8528     median: 8246.5 (25%)     max: 9773 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 7800     avg: 7927     median: 7936 (4%)     max: 8037 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1402     avg: 1735     median: 1872 (2%)     max: 1931 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 29     avg: 30.6     median: 31 (6%)     max: 33 fps
min: 48     avg: 49.6     median: 49.6 (9%)     max: 51.1 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 72     avg: 78     median: 75 (6%)     max: 87 fps
min: 127     avg: 130.7     median: 130.7 (10%)     max: 134.3 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 59     avg: 65.4     median: 63 (7%)     max: 73 fps
min: 101     avg: 104     median: 104 (12%)     max: 107 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 93     avg: 106.4     median: 110 (2%)     max: 117 fps
min: 169     avg: 171     median: 171 (4%)     max: 173 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 149     avg: 163.2     median: 167 (10%)     max: 175 fps
min: 202     avg: 211.1     median: 211.1 (12%)     max: 220.1 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 250     avg: 295     median: 307 (2%)     max: 322 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A12X Bionic GPU
min: 438.4     avg: 444.7     median: 444.7 (4%)     max: 451 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
271766 Points (34%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 GPU Metal
17057 Points (11%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 18641     avg: 19874     median: 19928 (20%)     max: 21054 Points
min: 13777     avg: 14312     median: 14312 (14%)     max: 14847 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1517     avg: 1624     median: 1621 (3%)     max: 1733 Points
min: 847     avg: 1017     median: 1017 (2%)     max: 1187 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
10.9 Watt (4%)
9.5 Watt (4%)

Average Benchmarks Apple A13 Bionic GPU → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Apple A12X Bionic GPU → 130% n=11

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
low
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
high
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
ultra
100%
A13 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
102%
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
A13 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
med.
100%
A13 Bionic GPU:
59.5  fps
49%
A12X Bionic GPU:
29  fps
high
100%
A13 Bionic GPU:
39 40 41 41 60 ~ 44 fps
66%
A12X Bionic GPU:
29  fps
ultra
100%
A13 Bionic GPU:
39  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
ultra
A12X Bionic GPU:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
A12X Bionic GPU:
59  fps
high
A12X Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
high
100%
A13 Bionic GPU:
59 60 ~ 60 fps
100%
A12X Bionic GPU:
60  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
100%
A13 Bionic GPU:
60  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
100%
A13 Bionic GPU:
30 30 ~ 30 fps
97%
A12X Bionic GPU:
29 29 ~ 29 fps

Average Gaming Apple A13 Bionic GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Apple A12X Bionic GPU → 83%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 101%

Apple A12X Bionic GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift606060
PUBG Mobile2929
World of Tanks Blitz60
Arena of Valor6059
Shadow Fight 35959
Battle Bay60
Asphalt 9: Legends29
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Apple A13 Bionic GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift59
PUBG Mobile5959.54439
Battle Bay60
Dead Trigger 260
Asphalt 9: Legends30
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