CPU A
Apple A13 Bionic
6 cores 2660 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A13 Bionic GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple A17 Pro
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A17 Pro
6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields
41
Different values
34
Quick factual highlights
Apple A13 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.66 GHz - Lightning4x 1.6 GHz - Thunder | 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 6 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2660 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistors | 8.5 billion | 19 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 832 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | Not available | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 32 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | Not available | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU clock | Not available | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 6 |
| Shaders | Not available | 128 |
| FLOPS | 736 Gigaflops | 2147.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12.1 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes, Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 48MP |
| 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, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 220 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2019 | September 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | APL1V02 |
| Storage support | NVMe | NVMe |
| Devices in database | Not available | 2 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A13 Bionic
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
Apple A17 Pro
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4422 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Display
- OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3274 mAh
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