CPU A
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A12 Bionic vs Apple A14 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A14 Bionic
6 cores 3100 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU
Compared fields
41
Different values
29
Quick factual highlights
Apple A12 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Apple A14 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
CPU
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest | 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm |
| CPU cores | 6 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2490 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistors | 6.9 billion | 11.8 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | Not available |
| Memory bus | 1x 64 Bit | Not available |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 42.7 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 6 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A12 Bionic GPU | Apple GPU |
| GPU clock | 1125 MHz | Not available |
| Execution units | 32 | 4 |
| Shaders | 256 | Not available |
| FLOPS | 560 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 2x 12MP | Not available |
| 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, AACâLC, Apple Lossless, HEâAAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HEâAAC v2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Not available |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2018 | September 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W81 | APL1W01 |
| Storage support | NVMe | NVMe |
| Devices in database | Not available | 6 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A12 Bionic
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
Apple A14 Bionic
eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
- Display
- IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 mini
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
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