description_compare Apple A13 Bionic and Apple A12 Bionic
Name
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A12 Bionic
Segment
Mobile Mobile
Family
Apple A series Apple A series
Generation
13 12
CPU group
Apple A13 Apple A12/A12X/A12Z
Predecessor
Apple A12 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
Successor
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
Frequency
1.80 GHz 1.59 GHz
CPU Cores
6 6
Turbo (1 Core)
2.65 GHz 2.49 GHz
CPU Threads
6 6
Turbo (6 Cores)
2.65 GHz 2.49 GHz
Hyperthreading
No No
Overclocking
No No
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core
2x Lightning 2x Vortex
B core
4x Thunder 4x Tempest
Internal Graphics
GPU name
Apple A13 Apple A12
GPU frequency
1.80 GHz 1.59 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
2.70 GHz 2.49 GHz
Execution units
4 4
Shader
384 0
Max. GPU Memory
4 GB 4 GB
Max. displays
1 1
Generation
10 9
Technology
7 nm 7 nm
Release date
Q3/2019 Q3/2018
Hardware codec support
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1
No No
AVC
Decode Decode
VC-1
Decode Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
Memory type
LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory
4 GB 16 GB
ECC
No No
Memory channels
1 1
Encryption
AES-NI
No No
Thermal Management
TDP (PL1)
6 W 6 W
Technical details
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization
None None
L2-Cache
8.00 MB 8.00 MB
Architecture
A13 (Lightning / Thunder) A12
Technology
7 nm 7 nm
Socket
N/A N/A
Release date
Q3/2019 Q3/2018
Devices using this processor
Used in
Apple iPhone 11Apple iPhone 11 ProApple iPhone 11 Pro MaxiPhone SE Apple iPhone XRApple iPhone XSApple iPhone XS MaxApple iPad mini (5. Gen)Apple iPad Air (3. Gen)