A14 Bionic vs A11 Bionic
We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A14 Bionic (with Apple A14 GPU graphics) and A11 Bionic (Apple A11 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Apple A14 Bionic
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1326K vs 626K
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 10 nm)
- Performs 60% better in floating-point computations
- 30% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2390 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 364692 | 254993 |
| GPU | 311592 | 116883 |
| Memory | 180518 | 96795 |
| UX | 470169 | 158241 |
| Total score | 1326975 | 626912 |
| Samples | [55 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 182.6 MB/sec | 113.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 110.6 pages/sec | 58.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 123.2 Mpixels/sec | 82.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 104.9 images/sec | 23.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 164.1 Mpixels/sec | 83.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 19.1 images/sec | 10.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 50.8 images/sec | 29.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.36 Mpixels/sec | 3.32 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 22 tests | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 27.6 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 35.2 images/sec | 11.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.54 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.79 Gpixels/sec | 0.25 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.83 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.24 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 50.5 Gpixels/sec | 12.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1772.1 FPS | 324.3 FPS |
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Samples | 17 tests | 3 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 2767 | - |
| Stability | 85% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 13 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 10 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 8 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 2229 | 892 |
| Stability | 86% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 5 FPS |
Recent User Tests
Apple A14 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-13 (Barelpunch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1200682 |
| π 2026-10-12 (Z0tacxyz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1294739 |
| π 2026-10-04 (Timur) | AnTuTu 11 | 1199214 |
| π 2026-09-26 (kudryash) | AnTuTu 11 | 1196958 |
| π 2026-08-04 (Stelle) | AnTuTu 11 | 1288870 |
Apple A11 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5436 |
| π 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1075 / 2393 |
| π 2026-05-13 (TestGame) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5630 |
| π 2026-05-13 (TestGame) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1093 / 1828 |
| π 2026-01-08 -> Tangerine | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1105 / 2629 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A14 Bionic and A11 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.1 GHz β Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz β Icestorm |
2x 2.39 GHz β Monsoon 4x 1.42 GHz β Mistral |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2390 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 11.8 billion | 4.3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A14 GPU | Apple A11 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1278 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| Pipelines | 4 | 3 |
| Shading units | 64 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 654.3 Gigaflops | 409.3 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 11 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2436 x 1125 |
| Max camera resolution | - | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | September 2020 | September 2017 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W01 | APL1071 |
| Successor | - Apple A19 Pro | - Apple A19 Pro |
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