M2 (iPad) vs A13 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Apple M2 (iPad) (Apple M2 GPU) with the older 6-core A13 Bionic (Apple A13 GPU) SoC. 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 M2 (iPad)
- Performs 4.5x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 200% higher memory bandwidth (102.4 against 34.1 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.3x) AnTuTu 11 score β 2536K vs 1101K
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Has 2 more cores
- 32% higher CPU clock speed (3490 vs 2650 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~14%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 841074 | 296803 |
| GPU | 801119 | 301818 |
| Memory | 371059 | 149834 |
| UX | 523068 | 353396 |
| Total score | 2536320 | 1101851 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [47 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 386.1 MB/sec | 146.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238.6 pages/sec | 90.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 269.5 Mpixels/sec | 103.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 236.7 images/sec | 85.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 334.9 Mpixels/sec | 130.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 42 images/sec | 13.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 106.5 images/sec | 38.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.4 Mpixels/sec | 4.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 12 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 74.8 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 93.3 images/sec | 25.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.36 Gpixels/sec | 0.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.92 Gpixels/sec | 0.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.31 Gpixels/sec | 0.77 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.53 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 129.5 Gpixels/sec | 45.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 5024.6 FPS | 1367.9 FPS |
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Samples | 3 tests | 8 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2474 | - |
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 8572 | 2564 |
| Stability | 71% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | 41 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | 23 FPS | 7 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 6808 | 2001 |
| Stability | 71% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 40 FPS | 11 FPS |
Gaming
| 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
Apple M2 (iPad)
No benchmark results yet
Apple A13 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-05 (Gigant) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 13778 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Gigant) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1788 / 4241 |
| π 2026-10-05 (Gigant) | AnTuTu 11 | 1115933 |
| π 2026-10-03 (Deni) | AnTuTu 11 | 824750 |
| π 2026-09-21 (ΠΠ²Π³Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ :)) | AnTuTu 11 | 1178640 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of M2 (iPad) and A13 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 4x 3.49 GHz β Avalanche 4x 2.42 GHz β Blizzard |
2x 2.65 GHz β Lightning 4x 1.6 GHz β Thunder |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3490 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 20 billion | 8.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple M2 GPU | Apple A13 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 4 |
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 2863.1 Gigaflops | 629.8 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 15.8 TOPS | 5 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 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 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 350 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | June 2022 | September 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1109 | APL1W85 |
| Successor | - Apple M4 (iPad) | - Apple A19 Pro |
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