Apple A15 Bionic vs Apple A16 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A16 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A15 Bionic and the Apple A16 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU while the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A15 Bionic
1 advantage
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 24 MB
Apple A16 Bionic
9 advantages
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36% higher AnTuTu score
16.28 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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20% faster Geekbench multi-core score
6,562 vs 5,457
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13% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 2,372
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230 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 3230 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv8.6-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 5 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1.789 TFLOPS vs 1712 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5 vs LPDDR4X
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1,067 MHz higher RAM speed
3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A15 Bionic and the Apple A16 Bionic compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2021 | September 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | APL1W10 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 24 MB |
| TDP | 6 W | 8 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | Apple A16 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | Neural Engine |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 12 MP | 48 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.0 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |
Benchmark results
| Total | 12,00,314 | 16,28,011 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2,88,667 | 5,40,612 |
| GPU | 3,95,574 | 3,34,126 |
| Memory | 1,41,170 | 2,11,032 |
| UX | 3,74,903 | 5,42,241 |
| Single-Core | 2,372 | 2,686 |
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| Multi-Core | 5,457 | 6,562 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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