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Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A12 Bionic

Apple A10 Fusion
—Inno Score
VS
Apple A12 Bionic
31.8Inno Score
29.1CPU32.4
23.8GPU29.9
—AIspec-based20
20Efficiencyspec-based41.8
0 spec wins — Apple A10 Fusion5 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Apple A10 Fusion lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A10 Fusion

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 24
  • 112% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,408 vs 664
  • 56% lower process: 7 nm vs 16 nm
  • 50% higher cores: 6 vs 4

General

General comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Apple A12 Bionic
SpecApple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic
Announced20162018
Process16 nm7 nm+56%
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8.3

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Apple A12 Bionic
SpecApple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic
Cores46+50%
Core configuration2x2.34 GHz Hurricane + 2x Zephyr2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest
Max clock2.34 GHz2.49 GHz+6%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Apple A12 Bionic
SpecApple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic
GPUPowerVR Series7XT Plus (6-core)Apple GPU (4-core)

AI

AI comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Apple A12 Bionic
SpecApple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic
NPU—Neural Engine (8-core)
AI performance—5 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Apple A12 Bionic
SpecApple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic
Memory typeLPDDR4LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Apple A12 Bionic
SpecApple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic
ModemQualcomm MDM9645M or Intel XMM 7360 LTE (external)Intel XMM 7560 LTE (external)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Apple A12 Bionic
SpecApple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic
Max display2160x1620Retina XDR
Video capture4K@30fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A10 Fusion versus Apple A12 Bionic
SpecApple A10 FusionApple A12 Bionic
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,325Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,850Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme664Bottom 44%1,408+112%Top 35%

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