Apple A12 Bionic vs Apple A16 Bionic
Compared 2 processors: Apple A12 Bionic, vs Apple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 198067 | 381160 |
| GPU | 185355 | 472052 |
| Memory | 152138 | 258668 |
| UX | 164631 | 329468 |
| NanoReview Score | 700191 | 1441348 |
| Stability | 69 % | 79 % |
| Graphics Test | 31 fps | 59 fps |
| File Compression | 108.3 MB/s | 236.7 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 61.7 pages/s | 156.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 78.6 MP/sec | 162.1 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 10.6 frames/s | 26.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 36.4 frames/s | 77.6 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 21.4 frames/s | 155.8 frames/s |
| HDR | 89.6 MP/sec | 207.5 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 3.35 MP/sec | 6.85 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2/2.49 (Vortex) - 4/1.6 (Tempest) |
- 2/3.46 (Everest) - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2490 | 3460 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor count | 6.9 billion | 16 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 6 W | 8 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple A12 GPU | Apple A16 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1125 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Execution Units | 4 | 5 |
| Shader Units | 64 | 128 |
| Total shader | 256 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 576 GFLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 17 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 2688x1242 pixels | 2796x1290 pixels |
| Camera | 1x32 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAC‑LC - AAX и AAX+ - Apple Lossless - HE‑AAC - HE‑AAC v2 - Linear PCM - MP3 |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Intel XMM 7560 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 MB/s | Up to 7500 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 350 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
Other
| Announced | September, 2018 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1W81 | APL1W10 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A16 Bionic the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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