Apple A9 vs Apple A10 Fusion

26 out 100
Apple A9
VS
30 out 100
Apple A10 Fusion

Compared 2 processors: Apple A9, vs Apple A10 Fusion. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A9 and Apple A10 Fusion
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple A9
332764
Apple A10 Fusion
398082
CPU106215130186
GPU8064987953
Memory5967374543
UX86227105400
NanoReview Score332764398082
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A9
1850
Apple A10 Fusion
2632
Stability75 %67 %
Graphics Test11 fps15 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A9
619
Apple A10 Fusion
878
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A9
953
Apple A10 Fusion
1319
File Compression43.4 MB/s47.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser16.1 pages/s38.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering24.7 MP/sec41.8 MP/sec
Background Blur3.08 frames/s3.5 frames/s
Photo Processing8.39 frames/s12 frames/s
Image Detection9.06 frames/s12.1 frames/s
HDR28.7 MP/sec47.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing1.27 MP/sec1.53 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture 2x 1.85 GHz – Twister - 2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane
- 2x 1.05 GHz – Zephyr
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 2 4
Frequency 1850 2340
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache 64 KB 64 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 3 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 14 nm 16 nm
Transistor count 2 billion 3.3 billion
Power (TDP) 5 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GT7600 PowerVR GT7600
Architecture PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue)
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 6 6
Shader Units 32 32
Total shader 192 192
FLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.2

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Apple M9 No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 1333 MHz 1333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 4 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe NVMe
Max. resolution 2048x1536 pixels 2048x1536 pixels
Camera 1x32 pixels 1x32 pixels
Video recording 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VC-1
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Qualcomm MDM9635M Qualcomm MDM9645M
4G Support LTE Cat. 6 LTE Cat. 12
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 450 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 100 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 4.2 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced September, 2015 yr September, 2016 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename APL1022 APL1W24

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