Apple A14 Bionic vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive compare data of benchmarks Apple A14 Bionic vs Apple A12 Bionic, speed examination of GPUs Apple A12 Bionic and Apple A14 Bionic.

This performance comparison includes two processors: A14 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as Neocore, Octane V2, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, 3DMark, PassMark, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Real Racing 3, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy A14 Bionic or A12 Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

A14 Bionic

41%

A12 Bionic

30%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

A14 Bionic

78%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A14 Bionic

38%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	A14 Bionic	A12 Bionic
Total score	571583	419987
CPU	160050	117593
GPU	217206	159589
MEM	91462	67188
UX	102894	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	A14 Bionic	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	1621	900
Multi-Core	4180	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A14 Bionic	A12 Bionic
Frequency	3000 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	6	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	11800000 millions	6900 millions
Core configuration	8x3 GHz Icestorm 4x1.8 GHz Firestorm	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	6 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2133
Memory bandwidth	42.7	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A14 Bionic is 17% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A14 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	3000 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	1480	586
# of Cores	4	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2732 x 2048 pixels	2688 x 1242 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	28.8	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	60.9	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	57.5	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	47.5	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.8	74.5
Real Racing 3	98.5	84.5
Sniper 3D	73.2	107
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	73.2	64.7
CSR Racing 2	67.6	78.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	12 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	960
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Snapdragon X60 5G	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	NavIC enabled, GNSS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS, QZSS, SBAS, Beidou	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A14 Bionic is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 5
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips A14 Bionic and A12 Bionic, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A14 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A14 Bionic specs and review.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• A12 Bionic specs and review.