The first official units of iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro begin to turn, which means that there are already those who have passed a benchmark to know its potency. In addition to unveil the power of the A15 Bionic chip Compared to the A14 Bionic, we found a significant difference in the GPU of both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro. Let’s see what it consists of.
40% faster GPU in iPhone 13 Pro
As MacRumors collects, someone has already spent a benchmark to their iPhone 13s, gutting their internal scores. As expected, scores improve significantly over iPhone 12. Geekbench GPU tests give these results:
- iPhone 13 Pro (iPhone 13 Pro Max): 14,216.
- iPhone 12 Pro: 9,123.
Thus we find a 55% improvement compared to the previous generation. What is striking is the result obtained by the iPhone 13 in the same Metal test:
- iPhone 13 (iPhone 13 mini): 10.608.
That is, a discreet 16% improvement over the iPhone 12 Pro and well below the iPhone 13 Pro. The reason for this difference is found in that the A15 Bionic chip It is not exactly the same on the “non-pro” and “pro” models of the iPhone 13. This is because the former have 4 GPU cores, while the latter have five GPU cores.
Additionally, both models differ in the RAM they have. Thus, in the normal models we have 4GB of RAM and in the higher ones we find 6GB of RAM.
Improving CPU in single-core and multi-core
The A15 Bionic chip has also undergone synthetic CPU power tests. In Geekbench we meet With the iPhone 13 score, it has some major improvements on both fronts. The results are the following:
- iPhone 13 single core: 1,728.
- Multi-core iPhone 13: 4,695.
- iPhone 12 single core: 1,598
- Multi-core iPhone 12: 4,176.
Regarding the iPhone 12, where all models share the same A14 Bionic chip, iPhone 13 improves 8% and 12% respectively. They are not a jump in performance as we have seen in the past, but they do represent an interesting improvement.
We must remember that the iPhone 13 Pro have functionalities with which their younger siblings do not count. From the ProMotion screen to the triple camera system, through recording modes and RAW photography. All of them justify the extra RAM and GPU we’ve seen.