Apple M1 iPad vs Apple A16 Bionic

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and Apple A16 Bionic mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
November 2020
September 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
APL1W10
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
Cores
8
6
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3460 MHz
Transistor count
-
16
Instruction set
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ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Apple A16 GPU
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
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2796 x 1290
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
Execution units
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5
Shading units
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128

Connectivity

4G support
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LTE Cat. 24
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.3
Wi-Fi
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6
Navigation
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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

Memory type
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LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
12 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
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AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
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1x 48MP
Storage type
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NVMe
Video codecs
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H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
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4K at 60FPS
Video capture
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4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Neural Engine
TDP
14 W
8 W

Advantages

Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3460 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2022 (November 2020 vs September 2022)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
2319
Apple A16 Bionic
+10% 2562
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+27% 8478
Apple A16 Bionic
6685

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
1683
Apple A16 Bionic
+3% 1736
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+44% 7150
Apple A16 Bionic
4975

FP32 (float)

Apple M1 iPad
+52% 2696
Apple A16 Bionic
1770

SiliconCat Rating

9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
11
Ranks 11 among all SOC on our website
Apple M1 iPad
Apple A16 Bionic

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