Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A14 Bionic vs Apple M1 iPad
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A14 Bionic and Apple M1 iPad mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
September 2020
November 2020
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W01
APL1102
Architecture
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
Cores
6
8
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
3200 MHz
Transistor count
11.8
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
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GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A14 GPU
Apple M1 GPU
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
1278 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
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FLOPS
0.6543 TFLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
Execution units
4
-
Shading units
64
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.0
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
-
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
68.25 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
8 MB
12 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
-
Storage type
NVMe
-
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
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Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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Video capture
4K at 60FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
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TDP
6 W
14 W
Advantages
Apple M1 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 68.25 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2020 (September 2020 vs November 2020)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A14 Bionic
2087
Apple M1 iPad
+11%
2319
Multi Core
Apple A14 Bionic
4820
Apple M1 iPad
+76%
8478
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple A14 Bionic
1477
Apple M1 iPad
+14%
1683
Multi Core
Apple A14 Bionic
3874
Apple M1 iPad
+85%
7150
FP32 (float)
Apple A14 Bionic
674
Apple M1 iPad
+300%
2696
SiliconCat Rating
18
Ranks 18 among all SOC on our website
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
Apple M1 iPad
