CPU A
Apple A16 Bionic
6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A9
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A9
2 cores 1850 MHz 14 nanometers PowerVR GT7600
Compared fields
43
Different values
41
Quick factual highlights
Apple A16 Bionic
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
Apple A9
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
CPU
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth | 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister |
| CPU cores | 6 | 2 |
| Clock speed | 3460 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistors | 16 billion | 2 billion |
| TDP | 8 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | Not available | 4 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 14.9 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 6 GB | 4 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A16 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Rogue |
| GPU clock | 1398 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 6 |
| Shaders | 128 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 1.2 |
| DirectX | Not available | 11 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Apple Neural Engine | Apple M9 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 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 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 6 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 450 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A9 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2022 | September 2015 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W10 | APL0898 |
| Storage support | NVMe | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 4 | 13 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
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
Apple A9
4G
Apple iPhone 6s Plus 32 GB
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (5.50 i…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
4G
Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 in…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 1715 mAh
Apple iPad 9.7 WiFi 128 GB
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- Storage
- 128 GB
Apple iPad 9.7 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- Storage
- 32 GB
4G
Apple iPad 9.7 128 GB
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- Storage
- 128 GB
4G
Apple iPad 9.7
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- Storage
- 32 GB
Apple iPad Pro 9.7 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
4G
Apple iPad Pro 9.7
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
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