The New Apple A13 Bionic Chip and its Specifications
While there are people claiming that Apple has really outdone itself this time, but then again, there are those who still believe that they could have offered more in their high-end variants of the phone. The new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11pro didn’t quite receive a welcoming response in Asia as per the sources.
The online publication, Tech Radar, elaborates in one of its reviews how the new iPhone 11 Pro, is extremely powerful but doesn’t really offer much flare by way of novelty or innovation. That said, we’re not here to talk about the iPhone 11 series. We’re here to talk about the little piece of silicon that powers the new models of iPhones; one that goes by the name of A13 Bionic.
What Does the Company Say?
According to spokespersons from apple, the Apple A13 Bionic chip boasts an incredibly fast/efficient CPU as well as a GPU with high-end processing speeds. As far as smartphones go, people from the Apple company claim processing capabilities don’t get much better.
You may think this means the tradeoff here would be the battery life taking a hit, but it isn’t. Apple has also stated that the new A13 Bionic is not only the fastest but also the most efficient by way of power usage and saving. They claim an added 240 and 300 extra minutes of battery life for iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. This quality was attributed to the chip’s ability to mitigate power flow to certain sections without disrupting performance. It is able to do this due to the presence of numerous voltage and clock gates.
Another stunning spec of the Apple a13 bionic chip is the fact that the chip contains 8.5 billion transistors. Let’s jump into what the A13 Bionic is all about.
Apple A13 Bionic Specs and Comparisons
In comparison with the previously released A12 Bionic chip, the A13 Bionic is an estimated 40% more power efficient while conducting processes at a rate that is faster by 20%. Below are some useful system specs:
- Number of Cores: 18
- Number of CPU Cores: 6
- Number of GPU Cores: 4
- Number of Neural-Engine Processor Cores: 8
- 7nm Transistors
- Number of Transistors: 8.5 Billion
The power efficiency of the A13 Bionic is also in part due to the way in which CPU processes are split. The CPU in the chip contains four low power cores and two high-performance cores. The low power cores take care of simpler processes such as answering calls, browsing online, reading articles, texting, and so on. The high-performance cores, on the other hand, are not activated unless they are required to facilitate processes like advanced gameplay or video editing.
Apart from the specifications above, we also know that the A13 bionic possesses the highest degree of machine learning or ML performance. This is attributed to the eight cores dedicated to the chip’s neural engine. It allows for quicker matrix multiplication and results in an overall operational capability of a staggering trillion operations per second. Though people worry that the new A13 chip will be a little oversold by the company as Apple has done in the past with the predecessors, there is a unanimous agreement with regard to the chip’s capabilities.
Bringing things to a Close
Given some of the features of the new iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Max such as triple camera functions, slow-mo, selfie options, and spatial audio, as well as the phones graphics, it stands to reason that the little A13 Bionic silicon is quite the monster.
It may take a few months following the phone’s release for users to find bugs in even this spectacle of engineering. When it comes to the market currently, Apple seems to be doing well, and professionals from the company seem pretty confident that what they have here is superior to anything else available on the market currently.
If you split the world into dedicated Apple and Android users, the A13 Bionic is a threat to the market of the latter. Chances are unless competitors come up with something to cut into Apple’s current momentum, the new A13 Bionic is the kind of tech that people would urge people to make the switch from Android to Apple regardless of the price.
We’re actually looking forward to seeing what other tech companies come up with in response to the A13 Bionic chip. You’ve got chips such as Huawei’s Kirin 990 5G which may just have what it takes to knock the A13 Bionic off the pedestal, but that’s a comparison to be made on another blog. Till next time folks!
