Apple A16 Bionic
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Apple A15 Bionic

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A16 Bionic and Apple A15 Bionic mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3460 MHz vs 3230 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2022 (September 2022 vs September 2021)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2022
Launch Date
September 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
APL1W10
Model Name
APL1W07
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche, 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
6
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
5 nm
3460 MHz
Frequency
3230 MHz
16
Transistor count
15

GPU Specifications

Apple A16 GPU
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
128
5
Execution units
5
2796 x 1290
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048

Connectivity

Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.0
6
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR4X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

16 MB
L2 Cache
12 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
-
NVMe
Storage type
NVMe
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8 W
TDP
6 W
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A16 Bionic
2562 +10%
A15 Bionic
2333
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A16 Bionic
6685 +16%
A15 Bionic
5741
Geekbench 5 Single Core
A16 Bionic
1736 +4%
A15 Bionic
1665
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
A16 Bionic
4975 +11%
A15 Bionic
4501
FP32 (float)
A16 Bionic
1788 +7%
A15 Bionic
1678
AnTuTu 10
A16 Bionic
1421181 +8%
A15 Bionic
1315838