Apple A12X Bionic

Apple A12X Bionic

About mobile processor

The Apple A12X Bionic SoC is a powerhouse of a chip, designed for the company's high-end smartphones. Built on a 7nm process, this SoC boasts 8 cores with a frequency of 2500 MHz and a hefty 8MB of L2 cache, allowing for lightning-fast processing and multitasking capabilities. The inclusion of the Apple 12X GPU ensures stunning graphics performance, making it ideal for gaming and multimedia consumption. In benchmark tests, the A12X Bionic SoC excelled, achieving a Geekbench 6 Single Core score of 1326 and a Multi Core score of 4588. These results demonstrate the raw computational power and efficiency of the chip, making it one of the top performers in its class. With a TDP of 15W, the A12X Bionic SoC strikes a good balance between performance and power efficiency, ensuring a longer battery life without compromising on speed and responsiveness. Overall, the Apple A12X Bionic SoC is a standout component that delivers exceptional performance, making it an ideal choice for flagship smartphones and ensuring a seamless user experience for even the most demanding tasks.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Launch Date
October 2018
Manufacturing
TSMC
Model Name
APL1083
Architecture
4x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
Cores
8
Technology
7 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
Transistor count
10

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple 12X GPU
GPU frequency
1125 MHz
FLOPS
1.008 TFLOPS
Shading units
64
Execution units
7
OpenCL version
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 18
5G support
No
Bluetooth
5.0
Wi-Fi
5
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
L2 Cache
8 MB
Audio codecs
Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC v2, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+
Storage type
NVMe
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
TDP
15 W
Instruction set
ARMv8.3-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6
Single Core Score
1326
Geekbench 6
Multi Core Score
4588
Geekbench 5
Single Core Score
1073
Geekbench 5
Multi Core Score
4088
FP32 (float)
Score
1028

Compared to Other SoC

Geekbench 6 Single Core
3842 +189.7%
866 -34.7%
A8X
436 -67.1%
229 -82.7%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
14383 +213.5%
2240 -51.2%
1425 -68.9%
827 -82%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
1854 +72.8%
1298 +21%
623 -41.9%
584 -45.6%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
8464 +107%
2413 -41%
2142 -47.6%
1783 -56.4%
FP32 (float)
6110 +494.4%
1788 +73.9%
588 -42.8%
376 -63.4%