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Apple A13 Bionic GPU

Apple A13 Bionic GPU

The Apple A13 Bionic graphics card is an integrated GPU in the A13 Bionic chip found in the iPhone 11 series. It includes 4 cores and offers a 20% better performance and 40% less power consumption compared to the A12 Bionic in the iPhone Xs series (according to Apple).

It is manufactured in the second generation 7nm process (with EUV) and therefore very energy efficient.

Pipelines4 - unified
Shared Memoryno
technology7 nm
Date of Announcement15.09.2019
CPU in A13 Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A13 Bionic6 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 206190     avg: 208254     median: 208697 (21%)     max: 209431 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 9199     avg: 10108     median: 10427 (45%)     max: 10699 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 17853     avg: 19381     median: 20135 (44%)     max: 20154 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 5362     avg: 5781     median: 5847 (25%)     max: 6067 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 7847     avg: 8528     median: 8246.5 (21%)     max: 9773 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0)
min: 6168     avg: 7031     median: 7030.5 (62%)     max: 7893 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Graphics
min: 9218     avg: 10260     median: 10260 (62%)     max: 11302 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
min: 4050     avg: 4706     median: 4650.5 (23%)     max: 5471 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
min: 4573     avg: 5537     median: 5743.5 (19%)     max: 6088 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 7800     avg: 7927     median: 7936 (4%)     max: 8037 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1402     avg: 1735     median: 1872 (2%)     max: 1931 Points
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 29     avg: 30.6     median: 31 (6%)     max: 33 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 72     avg: 78     median: 75 (6%)     max: 87 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 59     avg: 65.4     median: 63 (7%)     max: 73 fps
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GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 93     avg: 106.4     median: 110 (2%)     max: 117 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 149     avg: 163.2     median: 167 (7%)     max: 175 fps
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 250     avg: 295     median: 307 (2%)     max: 322 fps
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Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
271766 Points (27%)
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Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
288255 Points (23%)
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
min: 18641     avg: 19874     median: 19928 (7%)     max: 21054 Points
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
min: 1517     avg: 1624     median: 1621 (3%)     max: 1733 Points
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Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
10.9 Watt (4%)
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red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
ultra
59  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
59  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med.
59.5  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high
39 40 41 41 60 ~ 44 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
39  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Battle Bay

Battle Bay

2018
high
59 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
60  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
30 30 ~ 30 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift59
PUBG Mobile5959.54439
Battle Bay60
Dead Trigger 260
Asphalt 9: Legends30
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