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Apple A12Z Bionic GPU vs Apple A12 Bionic GPU

Apple A12Z Bionic GPU

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The Apple A12Z Bionic graphics card is the integrated GPU in the Apple A12Z Bionic SoC in the 2020 iPad Pro models. It was designed by Apple and not licensed by PowerVR and should be based on the same architecture as the A12X and A12 GPUs with more cores. The A12Z offer 8 GPU cores, where the older A12X in the 2018 iPad Pro series offered 7. Interestingly, Apple did not choose to create a new variant of the current Apple A13 chip used in the iPhone 11 models.

The architecture should be similar to the older PowerVR graphics cards like the A10 GPU, but currently Apple is not disclosing any information about the architecture.

The performance should be slightly faster than the old iPad pro models and therefore significantly faster than the iPhone SoCs and Android competitors.

The chip should be still manufactured in 7nm at TSMC and offer a very good efficiency.

Apple A12 Bionic GPU

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The Apple A12 Bionic graphics card is the second generation of integrated GPUs that was designed by Apple and not licensed by PowerVR. It can be found in the Apple iPhone Xs (Max) and Xr includes 4 cores and supports Metal 2. According to Apple, the 7nm manufactured GPU offers 50% increased performance compared to the A11 Bionic. Therefore, it should be one of the fastest graphics cards for smartphones (like the Adreno 630).

The architecture should be similar to the older PowerVR graphics cards like the A10 GPU, but currently Apple is not disclosing any information about the architecture.

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Apple A12Z Bionic GPUApple A12 Bionic GPU
Apple A12 Series
A12Z Bionic GPU 8
A12X Bionic GPU compare 7
A12 Bionic GPU 4
A12Z Bionic GPU 8
A12X Bionic GPU compare 7
A12 Bionic GPU 4
Pipelines8 - unified4 - unified
Shared Memorynono
technology7 nm7 nm
Date of Announcement18.03.2020 12.09.2018
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.apple.com
CPU in A12Z Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12Z Bionic8 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in A12 Bionic GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A12 Bionic6 x ? MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
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3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
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GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A12 Bionic GPU
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Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
60  fps
med.
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
ultra
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
29  fps
med.
A12 Bionic GPU:
29 39 ~ 34 fps
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
31  fps
116%
A12 Bionic GPU:
29 33 39 39 40 ~ 36 fps
ultra
A12 Bionic GPU:
39  fps
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor

2018
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
59 59 ~ 59 fps
ultra
A12 Bionic GPU:
59 59 59 ~ 59 fps
Shadow Fight 3

Shadow Fight 3

2018
low
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
A12 Bionic GPU:
59  fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
100%
A12Z Bionic GPU:
60  fps
53%
A12 Bionic GPU:
30 33 ~ 32 fps

Average Gaming Apple A12Z Bionic GPU → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming Apple A12 Bionic GPU → 85%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 85%

Apple A12 Bionic GPUlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Genshin Impact605959
PUBG Mobile29343639
World of Tanks Blitz59
Arena of Valor5959
Shadow Fight 35959
Dead Trigger 259
Asphalt 9: Legends32
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