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Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A14 Bionic
Apple has recently debuted their world’s known iPhone numeric series. the company has launched the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and the 14 Pro Max worldwide. Eventually, with the introduction of the iPhone 14 Pro series, the company unveiled their next mobile chip- Apple A16 Bionic. it is the current most powerful chip ever present on a smartphone.
Today, we are comparing this chip to the Apple A14 Bionic chip, which was the company’s two years old flagship chipset that debuted with iPhone 12 Series worldwide.
Official Info
| General Specifications | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Model No | n/a | APL1W01 |
| Availability | Q3 2022 | September 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| 1st Phone | iPhone 14 Pro Series | iPhone 12 Pro Series |
Both chipsets are from the flagship class and the A16 bionic is the successor of the A15 Bionic chip.
CPU comparison
| CPU Info | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| architecture | 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth | 2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm |
| core cluster | 2+4 | 2+4 |
| process | 4nm TSMC | 5nm TSMC |
| instruction Set | Arm-v9-A | ARM-v8.5-A |
| GPU | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | — | 1200MHz |
| TDP | — | 6W |
Apple has made a much better chip from the last gen. the current A16 chip gets a higher frequency, instruction set as well as better process fabrication.
Memory Support
| Memory | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Max Support | 24GB | 6GB |
| Bandwidth | 51.2GBit/s | 42.7GBit/s |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
Hereby, the latest processor A16 bionic now supports the LPDDR5 RAM configuration with up to 24GB limit.
Display & Media
| Display & Media | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| NPU/ ISP | Yes/Neural Engine | Yes/Neural Engine |
| Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 120Hz | 2732 x 2048 120Hz |
| Additional Factors | Pro-Motion, DolbyVision, HDR | Pro-Motion, DolbyVision, HDR |
| Max Camera resolution | — | — |
| Video recording/ Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Additional camera facilities | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, Dolby Vision & HDR10+ | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, Dolby Vision & HDR10+ |
| HDR recording | Yes, Pro Res | Yes, Pro Res |
Apple has improved the Neural Engine with 20% higher performance in A16 chip.
Connectivity
| Connectivity | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| LTE Modem | LTE Cat 24 | LTE Cat 18 |
| 5G Modem | X65 5G modem (Sub-6GHz) | X55 5G modem (Sub-6GHz) |
| Bandwidth (Upload) | — | — |
| Bandwidth (Download) | — | — |
| MIMO | 4×4 MIMO | 2×2 MIMO |
| Wi-Fi | V 6E | V 6 |
| Bluetooth | V5.3 | V5.0 |
| Navigation/GPS | dual-band | dual-band |
| NFC | Yes | yes |
| USB version | Lightning Port V2.0 | Lightning Port V2.0 |
Although, the latest A16 Bionic chip seems to use better modem as well as has better connectivity options.
Processor Benchmark Scores
Here we have compared the Benchmark scores of these chipsets within the different platforms. this will give you an idea that which has a better CPU & GPU. Eventually, these scores also depend on the optimization & UI of the phone.
Antutu V9
| Antutu V9 | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 246K | 186K |
| GPU | 408k | 285K |
| Memory | 176K | 118K |
| UX | 146K | 131K |
| Total | 978K | 716K |
GeekBench V5.2 Scores
| Geekbench V5.2 | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Single-core | 1887 | 1587 |
| Multi-core | 5455 | 4081 |
Other BenchMarks
| Other Benchmarks | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Mark Score | — | 7612 |
| PC Mark Score | —- | — |
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