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A14 Bionic vs A13 Bionic

A14 Bionic
VS
A13 Bionic
A14 Bionic
A13 Bionic

We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A14 Bionic (with Apple A14 GPU graphics) and A13 Bionic (Apple A13 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (9)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Apple A14 Bionic
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
  • 17% higher CPU clock speed (3100 vs 2650 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1326K vs 1101K
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
A14 Bionic
vs
A13 Bionic

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
A14 Bionic +20%
1326975
A13 Bionic
1101851
CPU 364692 296803
GPU 311592 301818
Memory 180518 149834
UX 470169 353396
Total score 1326975 1101851
Samples [55 tests] [47 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
A14 Bionic +20%
2095
A13 Bionic
1749
Multi-Core Score
A14 Bionic +33%
5297
A13 Bionic
3989
Asset compression 182.6 MB/sec 146.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 110.6 pages/sec 90.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 123.2 Mpixels/sec 103.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 104.9 images/sec 85.1 images/sec
HDR 164.1 Mpixels/sec 130.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 19.1 images/sec 13.9 images/sec
Photo processing 50.8 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.36 Mpixels/sec 4.69 Mpixels/sec
Samples 22 tests 12 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
A14 Bionic +21%
16822
A13 Bionic
13902
Background blur 27.6 images/sec 20.3 images/sec
Face detection 35.2 images/sec 25.6 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.54 Gpixels/sec 0.44 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.79 Gpixels/sec 0.68 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.83 Gpixels/sec 0.77 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 50.5 Gpixels/sec 45.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1772.1 FPS 1367.9 FPS
API Metal Metal
Samples 17 tests 8 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Solar Bay
A14 Bionic +8%
2767
A13 Bionic
2564
Score 2767 2564
Stability 85% 74%
Graphics test 11 FPS 10 FPS
Section 1 13 FPS 12 FPS
Section 2 10 FPS 10 FPS
Section 3 8 FPS 7 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
A14 Bionic +11%
2229
A13 Bionic
2001
Score 2229 2001
Stability 86% 70%
Graphics test 13 FPS 11 FPS

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 60 FPS
[High]
World of Tanks Blitz - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Apple iPhone 11 Pro
828 x 1792
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple A14 Bionic
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (kudryash)AnTuTu 111196958
📘 2026-08-04 (Stelle)AnTuTu 111288870
📘 2026-06-30 (Kirious)AnTuTu 111251875
📘 2026-06-30 (Kirious)AnTuTu 111251875
📘 2026-06-29 (Kirillkryt)AnTuTu 111284629
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Apple A13 Bionic
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 (Евгений :))AnTuTu 111178640
📘 2026-09-07 (nuri)AnTuTu 111133524
📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu 111090244
📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu 111090244
📘 2026-08-04 (Feonton)AnTuTu 11915377
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of A14 Bionic and A13 Bionic

CPU

Architecture 2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm		 2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning
4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder
Cores 6 6
Frequency 3100 MHz 2650 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 11.8 billion 8.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Apple A14 GPU Apple A13 GPU
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 1278 MHz 1230 MHz
Pipelines 4 4
Shading units 64 64
Total shaders 256 256
FLOPS 654.3 Gigaflops 629.8 Gigaflops

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance 11 TOPS 5 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 2688 x 1242
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
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 350 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced September 2020 September 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1W01 APL1W85
Successor - Apple A19 Pro - Apple A19 Pro

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Comments

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John March 12, 2023 at 10:59 AM
You can get a really good discount on the 9th gen iPad with A13 vs virtually no discounts yet on the iPad 10th gen. In some cases a $170 difference in savings. Not sure it's worth that much of a bump in performance. Yes, you get a bigger screen still non laminated 10.9", and it's USB C but a slower version. Just for everyday stuff as a second device, the A13 in the 9th gen iPad is plenty for most.
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Jason pham October 3, 2022 at 10:27 PM
I don’t think A13 Bionic chip deserves a bad reputation if you think about it, yes the a14 chip is good but it’s pricy, devices with the a13 is good for the budget and performance.
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A14 angel March 11, 2023 at 02:24 AM
I used the iPhone 11 and it was very smooth in day to day usage but it wasn’t very responsive in terms of touchscreen input this could be due to the LCD display technology being outdated but still. It’s worth mentioning. then when I got the iPhone 12, typing and general navigation through the user interface felt a lot faster and more responsive, to be honest. and gaming on the iPhone 12 was a lot better and no screen dimming like the iPhone 11 this was likely due to the new efficient A14 processor with its 5-nanometer manufacturing process technology.
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mirsab January 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A14 angel, Bro, just use the iPhone 11 Pro Max. I have used it for at least 2.5 years, and it never disappoints because there is a minimal gap between the A13 and A14. The 11 Pro Max and 12 Pro Max both have a 60 Hz refresh rate, but the 11 Pro Max is well optimized compared to the 12 Pro Max. I used my 11 Pro Max for 2 years, and it always beat my friend's 12 Pro Max. Then it happened—13 Pro Max came—with a 120 Hz display, more brightness, and a huge battery, and a huge gap in graphics between the iPhone 12 Pro Max and 13 Pro Max. So after 2 weeks of launching the 13 Pro Max, I upgraded to it and gave my 11 Pro Max to my brother. In the camera department, the 13 Pro Max is still a champion in portraits during the daytime. However, due to its small aperture of the telephoto lens and 3x portraits lens, for taking a picture, we have to go far behind. The flash was not able to reach properly, and the results were grainy and less sharp. But in daytime, the 13 Pro Max is still the champion. I upgraded to the 14 Pro Max due to the dynamic island feature, but mainly because there was a 2x portrait as well. In 3x, the results were okayish, but at night, the 3x lens performs worse than the 13 Pro Max. I am using the iPhone 15 Pro Max because the 16 Pro Max was not worth upgrading to. I will upgrade to the 17 Pro Max or keep the 15 Pro Max if the A19 Pro is not a big jump in graphics. I would stick with a 17 Pro in the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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iXeo November 17, 2020 at 07:48 PM
The A13 is better in GPU performance then A14. Please only compare fresh values. And also take thermal throttling into overview.
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NDA December 4, 2020 at 12:45 PM
But in iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPad Air 2020, it is better
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Jason pham October 3, 2022 at 10:28 PM
Yes I agree and also the price of the devices that come with the a13 are fairly cheap.
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Thick boy Apple March 2, 2023 at 03:47 AM
Is it really that much better?
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Nightshot September 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is very misleading. A14 Bionic has undeniably better GPU performance.
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