A12 Bionic
Technical Highlights
About this Chipset
A12 Bionic is a 7 nm flagship SoC with Vortex and Tempest CPU cores, Apple four-core graphics, LPDDR4X memory, NVMe storage, and a 5 TOPS Neural Engine.
Overall Score Of A12 Bionic
This summarizes how A12 Bionic scores across key areas like CPU, GPU, AI, efficiency, and connectivity.
General Information of A12 Bionic
Name
A12 Bionic
Brand
Apple
Class
Flagship
Release Date
September 12, 2018
Foundry
TSMC
CPU Specifications of A12 Bionic
CPU Architecture
2x 2.49 GHz Vortex, 4x 1.6 GHz Tempest
CPU Frequency
2490 MHz
Cores
Good6
Instruction Set
ARMv8.3-A
Process (nm)
7 nm
TDP
6 W
L1 Cache
128 KB
L2 Cache
8 MB
Graphics Specifications of A12 Bionic
GPU
Apple A12 GPU
Graphics Architecture
Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency
Excellent1125 MHz
Pipelines
4
Shading Units
64
Total Shaders
256
FLOPS
576 Gigaflops
Memory Specifications of A12 Bionic
Memory Type
LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency
2133 MHz
Bus
4x 16 Bit
Bandwidth
34.1 Gb/s
Memory Size
4 GB
Storage Interface
NVMe
Benchmark Metrics of A12 Bionic
AnTuTu Benchmark (V11)
V11 total score with CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX breakdown
Geekbench (V6)
CPU performance snapshot
Connectivity of A12 Bionic
Download Speed
Up to 1000 Mbps
Modem Speed
Top tierIntel XMM 7560 Mbps
Upload Speed
Up to 350 Mbps
5G Support
No
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth Version
5.0
AI Accelerator of A12 Bionic
Neural Processor
Apple Neural Engine
NPU Theoretical Performance
5 TOPS
AI Support
Yes
Performance Charts Of A12 Bionic
These charts show the balance of A12 Bionic across key areas and how its benchmark results compare to today’s top performers.
Performance Radar Chart
Performance Benchmarks
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Frequently Asked Questions about A12 Bionic
The A12 Bionic scores a total of 895,627 on AnTuTu v11, providing a fluid experience for daily mobile tasks and standard applications. The score is broken down into CPU: 309,104, GPU: 144,993, Memory: 139,578, UX: 301,952.
The A12 Bionic was officially released in September 12, 2018, aiming to provide a competitive performance experience for mobile devices.
The A12 Bionic features a 6-core CPU architecture, designed to balance peak performance with everyday power efficiency.
The A12 Bionic is manufactured using a specialized process by TSMC, which optimizes the chipset's power efficiency and performance.
The A12 Bionic operates at a CPU frequency (base clock) of 2490 MHz, which determines the speed at which the chipset handles instructions.
The A12 Bionic achieves a single-core score of 1,338 on Geekbench. This is a key metric for measuring how snappy the device will feel when launching and switching between apps.
With a performance score of 74%, the A12 Bionic is positioned as a high-end chipset in our comprehensive mobile rankings.
The A12 Bionic features the Apple A12 GPU GPU, which handles graphics rendering and is responsible for determining the chipset's mobile gaming capabilities.
Yes, the A12 Bionic includes a dedicated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for accelerating on-device AI tasks like computational photography and real-time voice translation.
The A12 Bionic is compatible with LPDDR4X memory, enabling fast data access which is crucial for modern operating systems and demanding games.