FEATURE
Graphics performance took a big leap with the
A13. I think the A14 will deliver a similar leap
the A13 – far beyond what recent trends would have
predicted. I expected a score around 4,800, and Apple
delivered well over 6,000. It was enough to beat the
latest Android phones, but newer models have since
pushed a little higher, and top-tier Android phones
released this year will go much further.
I expect Apple to expend significant transistor
budget making the GPU more powerful. Along with
more memory bandwidth, we can probably expect GPU
performance well beyond the trend line’s prediction
of the low 7,000 range in this test. Barring some new
performance bottleneck, I think a score over 9,500 is
certainly possible. In other words, I think we can expect
a 50 percent improvement in graphics performance for
the kind of high-end graphics used in games.
FEATURE
Graphics performance took a big leap with the
A13. I think the A14 will deliver a similar leap
theA13–farbeyondwhatrecenttrendswouldhave
predicted.Iexpectedascorearound4,800,andApple
deliveredwellover6,000.Itwasenoughtobeatthe
latestAndroidphones,butnewermodelshavesince
pushedalittlehigher,andtop-tierAndroidphones
releasedthisyearwillgomuchfurther.
IexpectAppletoexpendsignificanttransistor
budgetmakingtheGPUmorepowerful.Alongwith
morememorybandwidth,wecanprobablyexpectGPU
performancewellbeyondthetrendline’sprediction
ofthelow7,000rangeinthistest.Barringsomenew
performancebottleneck,Ithinkascoreover9,500is
certainlypossible.Inotherwords,Ithinkwecanexpect
a 50 percentimprovementingraphicsperformancefor
thekindofhigh-endgraphicsusedingames.
