Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple M2 iPad
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A16 Bionic and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
September 2022
June 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W10
APL1109
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
6
8
Technology
4 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3460 MHz
3500 MHz
Transistor count
16
-
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
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GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Apple M2 GPU
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
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FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
-
Shading units
128
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.3
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
102.4 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
16 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
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Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
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Storage type
NVMe
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
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Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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Video capture
4K at 60FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
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TDP
8 W
15 W
Advantages
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2022 (September 2022 vs June 2022)
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3460 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
2562
Apple M2 iPad
+3%
2633
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
6685
Apple M2 iPad
+48%
9898
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
1736
Apple M2 iPad
+7%
1854
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
4975
Apple M2 iPad
+70%
8464
FP32 (float)
Apple A16 Bionic
1770
Apple M2 iPad
+63%
2889
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
7
Ranks 7 among all SOC on our website
Apple M2 iPad
