Apple A12 Bionic
[ APPLE ] Mobile Processors

Apple A12 Bionic

Overall Score
45/100
GRADE D · Poor
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 309104
Graphics (GPU) 144993
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Apple A12 Bionic is an engineering-tested mobile processors achieving an overall rating of 45/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
NanoReview Score
45/100
Rating: Poor
Performance
43/100
Rating: Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

3DMark

3DMark specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
Graphics test 8 FPS
Stability 65%

AI Accelerator

AI Accelerator specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine

AnTuTu 11

AnTuTu 11 specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
CPU 309104
GPU 144993
Memory 139578
Total score 895627
UX 301952

CPU

CPU specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
Architecture 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex4x 1.6 GHz – Tempest
Cores 6
Frequency 2490 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.3-A
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC
Process 7 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W
Transistor count 6.9 billion

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
4G support LTE Cat. 18
5G support No
Bluetooth 5.0
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps
Modem Intel XMM 7560
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Upload speed Up to 350 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5

GeekBench 6

GeekBench 6 specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
API Metal
Asset compression 116.8 MB/sec
Background blur 11.2 images/sec
Edge detection 0.39 Gpixels/sec
Face detection 19.2 images/sec
Feature matching 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.73 Gpixels/sec
HDR 98.7 Mpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.4 pages/sec
Horizon detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Image detection 23.7 images/sec
PDF Renderer 71.7 Mpixels/sec
Particle physics 608.2 FPS
Photo processing 36.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples 5 tests
Stereo matching 24.1 Gpixels/sec

Graphics

Graphics specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
FLOPS 576 Gigaflops
GPU frequency 1125 MHz
Pipelines 4
Shading units 64
Total shaders 256

Info

Info specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
Announced September 2018
Class Flagship
Model number APL1W81
Successor -Apple A19 Pro

Memory

Memory specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
Bus 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 4 GB
Memory frequency 2133 MHz
Memory type LPDDR4X

Multimedia (ISP)

Multimedia (ISP) specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
Audio codecs - AAC- AAC‑LC- AAX and AAX+- Apple Lossless- HE‑AAC- HE‑AAC v2- Linear PCM- MP3
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Max display resolution 2688 x 1242
Storage type NVMe
Video capture 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264- H.265- Motion JPEG
Video playback 4K at 60FPS

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2026-03-17(Hoangg Anhh) AnTuTu
📘 2026-03-22(Jai) AnTuTu
📘 2026-05-02(sp_ayz1) AnTuTu
📘 2026-05-05(Jarukit) AnTuTu
📘 2026-05-12->Giahuy AnTuTu
📘 2026-06-27->USAball386 GeekBench GPU
📘 2026-07-31(Димa) AnTuTu

Smartphones

Smartphones specifications for Apple A12 Bionic
Specification Value
1.Apple iPhone XS Max 842172
2.Apple iPhone XR 762903
3.Apple iPhone XS 756483
Phones with A12 Bionic AnTuTu v11

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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