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Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A14 Bionic: Full Comparison & Benchmarks

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Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A14 Bionic

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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 SpecificationsApple A16 BionicApple A14 Bionic
Model Non/aAPL1W01
AvailabilityQ3 2022September 2020
Class FlagshipFlagship
1st PhoneiPhone 14 Pro SeriesiPhone 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 InfoApple A16 BionicApple A14 Bionic
architecture2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
core cluster2+42+4
process4nm TSMC5nm TSMC
instruction SetArm-v9-AARM-v8.5-A
GPUApple GPUApple GPU
GPU frequency1200MHz
TDP6W

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

MemoryApple A16 BionicApple A14 Bionic
RAM TypeLPDDR5LPDDR4X
Max Support24GB6GB
Bandwidth51.2GBit/s42.7GBit/s
Storage TypeNVMeNVMe

Hereby, the latest processor A16 bionic now supports the LPDDR5 RAM configuration with up to 24GB limit.

Display & Media

Display & MediaApple A16 BionicApple A14 Bionic
NPU/ ISPYes/Neural EngineYes/Neural Engine
Display Resolution2796 x 1290 120Hz2732 x 2048 120Hz
Additional FactorsPro-Motion, DolbyVision, HDRPro-Motion, DolbyVision, HDR
Max Camera resolution
Video recording/ Playback4K at 60FPS4K at 60FPS
Additional camera facilitiesH.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, Dolby Vision & HDR10+H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, Dolby Vision & HDR10+
HDR recordingYes, Pro ResYes, Pro Res

Apple has improved the Neural Engine with 20% higher performance in A16 chip.

Connectivity

ConnectivityApple A16 BionicApple A14 Bionic
LTE ModemLTE Cat 24LTE Cat 18
5G ModemX65 5G modem (Sub-6GHz)X55 5G modem (Sub-6GHz)
Bandwidth (Upload)
Bandwidth (Download)
MIMO4×4 MIMO2×2 MIMO
Wi-FiV 6EV 6
Bluetooth V5.3V5.0
Navigation/GPSdual-banddual-band
NFCYesyes
USB versionLightning Port V2.0Lightning 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 V9Apple A16 BionicApple A14 Bionic
CPU246K186K
GPU408k285K
Memory176K118K
UX146K131K
Total978K716K

GeekBench V5.2 Scores

Geekbench V5.2Apple A16 BionicApple A14 Bionic
Single-core18871587
Multi-core54554081

Other BenchMarks

Other BenchmarksApple A16 BionicApple A14 Bionic
3D Mark Score7612
PC Mark Score—-

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MAYOOKH MITRA

MAYOOKH MITRA

Hi, this is Mayookh Mitra. My passion is tech and i like to learn about new technological progress everyday.

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