Apple A12Z Bionic vs AMD RX-418GD

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and AMD RX-418GD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A12Z Bionic

AMD RX-418GD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	25 Mar 2020 vs 21 October 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

Around 128414% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 2.49 GHz
320x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	320 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: AMD RX-418GD

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	AMD RX-418GD
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202
PassMark - CPU mark	9365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	AMD RX-418GD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Merlin Falcon
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	21 October 2015
OS Support	iPadOS 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1095	1220
Processor Number	APL1083
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Price now		RX-418GD
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	1800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	320 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3200 MHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Die size		1073 mm2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		Radeon R6 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Sockets supported		BGA (FP4)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
UART
USB revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)