Ankit Kumar
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Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A15 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 A15 Bionic chip, which was the company’s last gen flagship chipset debuted with iPhone 13 Series World-wide.
Official Info
| General Specifications | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Model No | n/a | APL1W07 |
| Availability | Q3 2022 | September 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| 1st Phone | iPhone 14 Pro Series | iPhone 13 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 A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| architecture | 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth | 2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
| 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 A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Max Support | 24GB | 8GB |
| 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 A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| NPU/ ISP | Yes/Neural Engine | Yes/Neural Engine |
| Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 120Hz | 2796 x 1290 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 A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| LTE Modem | LTE Cat 24 | LTE Cat 24 |
| 5G Modem | X65 5G modem (Sub-6GHz) | X60 5G modem (Sub-6GHz) |
| Bandwidth (Upload) | — | — |
| Bandwidth (Download) | — | — |
| MIMO | 4×4 MIMO | 4×4 MIMO |
| Wi-Fi | V 6E | V 6 |
| Bluetooth | V5.3 | V5.2 |
| Navigation/GPS | dual-band | dual-band |
| NFC | Yes | yes |
| USB version | Lightning Port V2.0 | Lightning Port V2.0 |
Although, Both chipsets have the same LTE cat 24 modems. while Apple 5G modem bandwidth is still unknown. eventually, we also didn’t find the chipset in any device with a USB Version 3.1 port.
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 A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 246K | 216K |
| GPU | 408k | 336K |
| Memory | 176K | 112K |
| UX | 146K | 131K |
| Total | 978K | 796K |
*The Antutu score of iOS and Android devices isn’t comparable. Both ranks with a different algorithms.
GeekBench V5.2 Scores
| Geekbench V5.2 | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Single-core | 1887 | 1735 |
| Multi-core | 5455 | 4811 |
Other BenchMarks
| Other Benchmarks | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Mark Score | — | 9507 |
| PC Mark Score | —- | 14876 |
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