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Mobile processor comparison

Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A9

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Apple A9

2 cores 1850 MHz 14 nanometers PowerVR GT7600
Compared fields 43
Different values 27
Quick factual highlights
Apple A10 Fusion
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Apple A9
  • Smaller manufacturing process
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A10 FusionApple A9
Architecture 2x 2.34 GHz - Hurricane2x 1.05 GHz - Zephyr 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister
CPU cores 4 2
Clock speed 2340 MHz 1850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 16 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors 3.3 billion 2 billion
TDP 5 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A10 FusionApple A9
L1 cache 64 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4
Memory frequency Not available 1333 MHz
Memory bus Not available 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 14.9 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 3 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A10 FusionApple A9
GPU PowerVR GT7600 PowerVR GT7600
GPU architecture Rogue Rogue
GPU clock 900 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 6 6
Shaders 196 192
FLOPS 115 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX 12 11
Neural processor / NPU No Apple M9

Display and media

SpecificationApple A10 FusionApple A9
Maximum display resolution 2048 x 1536 1920 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VC-1, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A10 FusionApple A9
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 6
5G No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 450 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 4.2 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationApple A10 FusionApple A9
Release September 2016 September 2015
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available APL0898
Storage support NVMe NVMe
Devices in database Not available 13
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A10 Fusion

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.

Apple A9

4G
Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB
Apple

Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 in…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Po 1715 mAh
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4G
Apple iPad 9.7
Apple

Apple iPad 9.7

3.5
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
Storage
32 GB
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4G
Apple iPad Pro 9.7
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 9.7

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Po
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