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Apple
Apple A13 Bionic
The iPhone 11 family's engine and the chip that kept the iPhone SE 2 relevant for years: two Lightning cores that outran every Android rival at launch. Its single-core lead lasted an absurdly long time.
Pros
- Class-leading single-core for years after launch
- Excellent sustained efficiency
- Long iOS support tail
Cons
- 4GB-RAM device pairings age it
- No 5G
- GPU now mid-tier at best
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple A13 Bionic
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Process
- 7 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 6 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.4
CPU
- Cores
- 6
- Core configuration
- 2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder
- Max clock
- 2.65 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Apple GPU (4-core)
AI
- NPU
- Neural Engine (8-core)
- AI performance
- 6 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-2133
- Max bandwidth
- 34.1 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Intel XMM 7660 LTE (external)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Media
- Max display
- Retina XDR
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu (typical)
- 900,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,340Top 37%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,400Top 39%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,950Bottom 44%
Quick answers
Is the Apple A13 Bionic good in 2026?
The Apple A13 Bionic earns an Inno Score of 38.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The iPhone 11 family's engine and the chip that kept the iPhone SE 2 relevant for years: two Lightning cores that outran every Android rival at launch. Its single-core lead lasted an absurdly long time.
What is the Apple A13 Bionic AnTuTu score?
The Apple A13 Bionic scores 900,000 points in AnTuTu. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,340 single-core and 3,400 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Apple A13 Bionic?
Cores: 6 · Process: 7 nm · AnTuTu: 900,000 · GPU: Apple GPU (4-core)
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple A13 Bionic?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 1080, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
