CPU A
Apple A11 Bionic
6 cores 2390 MHz 10 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A11 Bionic vs Apple A16 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A16 Bionic
6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU
Compared fields
42
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
Apple A11 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.39 GHz - Monsoon4x 1.42 GHz - Mistral | 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 6 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2390 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 4.3 billion | 16 billion |
| TDP | 8 W | 8 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 3 GB | 6 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU clock | Not available | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 3 | 5 |
| Shaders | Not available | 128 |
| FLOPS | 325 Gigaflops | 1789.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2436 x 1125 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 2x 12MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2017 | September 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W72 | APL1W10 |
| Storage support | NVMe | NVMe |
| Devices in database | Not available | 4 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A11 Bionic
4G
Apple iPhone X
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors 1125 × 2436 pixels (5.80 in…
- RAM
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2716 mAh
4G
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (5.50 i…
- RAM
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2675 mAh
4G
Apple iPhone 8
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 1821 mAh
Apple A16 Bionic
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
- Display
- OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4383 mAh
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone 15
- Display
- OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3349 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1290 × 2796 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4323 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1179 × 2556 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3200 mAh
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