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Chip profile · A-series
Apple A12 Bionic
A gaming-performance profile connecting this Apple chip to every cataloged device, current Geekbench data, and mapped community reports.
- Geekbench Metal
- 5,945 chip-wide GPU chart
- Devices
- 7 Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV configurations
Devices with Apple A12 Bionic
| Device | Platform | Year | CPU single | CPU multi | Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) | Apple TV | 2021 | — | — | 5,945 |
| iPad (8th generation) | iPad | 2020 | 1,172 | 2,708 | 5,899 |
| iPad Air (3rd generation) | iPad | 2019 | 1,233 | 2,985 | 7,548 |
| iPad mini (5th generation) | iPad | 2019 | 1,080 | 2,781 | 6,414 |
| iPhone XR | iPhone | 2018 | 1,037 | 2,405 | 4,840 |
| iPhone XS | iPhone | 2018 | 1,293 | 2,721 | 6,278 |
| iPhone XS Max | iPhone | 2018 | 1,267 | 2,535 | 5,959 |
Community game reports
No community game report is mapped to this chip yet. The hardware page is ready for future game-performance data.
Sources and methodology
Geekbench chart averages are based on user-submitted results and require at least five unique results. Higher scores are better. Snapshot captured 2026-09-02. Metal ranges represent multiple charted configurations, not a confidence interval.