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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
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,340Top 33%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,400Top 42%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 2,027Top 25%
Devices with the Apple A13 Bionic
4 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Apple A13 Bionic good in 2026?
The Apple A13 Bionic earns an Inno Score of 34.9/100 (“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.
Which devices use the Apple A13 Bionic?
4 devices in our catalog use the Apple A13 Bionic: iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPad 9th Gen (A13), iPhone 11, iPhone SE (2020).
What are the key specs of the Apple A13 Bionic?
Cores: 6 · Process: 7 nm · GPU: Apple GPU (4-core)
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple A13 Bionic?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei Kirin 990 5G, Qualcomm Snapdragon 860, MediaTek Dimensity 7300e — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
