Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs Apple A16 Bionic
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
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Apple A16 GPU
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
-
2796 x 1290
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
1.7894 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
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
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
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
-
1x 48MP
Storage type
-
NVMe
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
-
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Neural Engine
TDP
14 W
8 W
Advantages
Apple M1 iPad
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
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
10
Ranks 10 among all SOC on our website
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
Apple A16 Bionic
