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Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2600

Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2600
80.4Inno Score
30.5CPU72.6
30.2GPU77.4
46.6Benchmarks81.1
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic6 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2600

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2600 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 80.4 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+47) and CPU (+42). Apple A12 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

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

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2600

  • Stronger CPU score: 73 vs 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 77 vs 30
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 81 vs 47
  • 399% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,230 vs 1,450
  • 287% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,824 vs 2,800

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
Announced20182026
Process7 nm2 nm+71%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv9.3

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x Arm C1-Ultra + 3x Arm C1-Pro (high-performance) + 6x Arm C1-Pro (high-efficiency)
Max clock2.49 GHz—

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Samsung Xclipse 960

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared720,0002,827,538Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—947,776Top 8%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,052,625Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—347,409Top 24%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—479,728Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 46%2,995+172%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800Bottom 48%10,824+287%Top 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Bottom 37%7,230+399%Top 7%

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