Apple A16 Bionic

GPU: Apple A16 GPU
Cores: 6
Clock: 3460 MHz

Apple A16 Bionic – an 6-core chipset that was announced on September 7, 2022, and is manufactured using a 4-nanometer process technology. It has 2 cores Everest at 3460 MHz and 4 cores Sawtooth at 2020 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance

Gaming Performance

Battery life

NanoReview Score

Compare Apple A16 Bionic with other SoCs

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios

Apple A16 Bionic

1626008

CPU	432740
GPU	490354
Memory	216774
UX	486140
Total score	1626008

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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

2631

Multi-Core Score

6602

Asset compression	234.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser	155.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	157.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection	149.7 images/sec
HDR	202.6 Mpixels/sec
Background blur	25.9 images/sec
Photo processing	76.8 images/sec
Ray tracing	6.74 Mpixels/sec
Samples	24 tests

Compute Score (GPU)

22851

Background blur	39.5 images/sec
Face detection	50.9 images/sec
Horizon detection	0.73 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection	1.05 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur	1.22 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching	0.29 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching	70.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics	2162.5 FPS
API	Metal
Samples	12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)

3DMark Solar Bay

4266

Score	4266
Stability	74%
Graphics test	16 FPS
Section 1	20 FPS
Section 2	16 FPS
Section 3	12 FPS

3DMark Wild Life Extreme

3335

Score	3335
Stability	71%
Graphics test	19 FPS

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-09-26 (Peltsi74)	AnTuTu 11	1477304
📘 2026-09-21 (Атомная бомба)	AnTuTu 11	1772840
📘 2026-09-19 (Bear lover)	AnTuTu 11	1714105
📘 2026-09-14 (ZUSEPRO)	AnTuTu 11	1603687
📘 2026-08-31 (LORDroid)	AnTuTu 11	1445126
📘 2026-08-16 (Ronaldo)	AnTuTu 11	1626008
📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)	Geekbench 6 GPU	24336
📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)	Geekbench 6 CPU	2615 / 6477

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Smartphones

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Phones with A16 Bionic	AnTuTu v11
1. Apple iPhone 15	1672293
2. Apple iPhone 15 Plus	1527281
3. Apple iPhone 14 Pro	1501273
4. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max	1324600

Specifications

Detailed specifications of the A16 Bionic SoC with Apple A16 GPU graphics

CPU

Architecture	2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
Cores	6
Frequency	3460 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB
Process	4 nanometers
Transistor count	16 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)	8 W
Manufacturing	TSMC

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A16 GPU
Architecture	Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency	1398 MHz
Pipelines	5
Shading units	128
Total shaders	640
FLOPS	1789.4 Gigaflops

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU)	Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance	17 TOPS

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz
Bus	4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth	51.2 Gb/s
Max size	6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type	NVMe
Max display resolution	2796 x 1290
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS
Video codecs	- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG
Audio codecs	- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

4G support	LTE Cat. 24
5G support	Yes
Download speed	Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6
Bluetooth	5.3
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced	September 2022
Class	Flagship
Model number	APL1W10
Successor	- Apple A19 Pro

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Daine Ramos Quitco June 16, 2024 at 03:40 PM

My new Apple iPhone 15 Plus with the Apple A16 Bionic is literally getting 11,000-12,000 in 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited. How come the score is still at 9,700?

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Haker January 12, 2026 at 05:31 PM

Because the ipad’s a16 has 5 core gpu instead of 6 core in iphone’s a16, but still the ipad a16 is slightly faster in single core

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Haker January 12, 2026 at 05:33 PM

5 core a16 gpu in ipad but 6 core a16 gpu in ur iPhone

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Koller December 9, 2023 at 12:14 PM

I still use my iPhone 12 mini and it’s still does all the things I need and besides what’s the point of having the fastest phone in the world if the Operating System of the Phone doesn’t use all of the features of the Processor and I find that the Blackberry Operating System was more user friendly than Apples OS and I could put MP4 files anyway I wanted instead of Apple telling me what I can’t and can do, plus adding more storage was a plus for the Blackberry Phone than greedy less storage iPhone.

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Alif February 16, 2023 at 12:11 PM

But now the latest update geek bench 6 score is single core 2530 and multi-core 6564

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meepis February 19, 2023 at 09:05 PM

I got single core 2519 and a multi-core 6436😡

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Storm August 17, 2023 at 03:10 PM

meepis, It depends on which version you are using.

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Daya March 5, 2026 at 05:56 PM

meepis, That's the silicon lottery I got 2716 single core and 7078 multi core on my a 16 bionic as if you get lucky with the silicon lottery you can sustain better performance than a soc that heats up more

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ethylene January 27, 2023 at 09:18 AM

~10% better CPU and GPU while consuming a bit more power. That's definitely not how Apple SoCs trend over the last 3 years.

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Ronaldo SUUIII December 2, 2022 at 11:46 PM

TSMC or Samsung's 1nm would be crazy

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iPhone gang September 16, 2022 at 07:22 AM

Apple just widened its lead in the chipset race! 😅😂 The performance is even too much for mobile gaming.. damn

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AAPL420 September 20, 2022 at 08:12 AM

Why do you care? I'm still on Apple A9 and do everything I do every day. One of these days people won't even have money to buy anymore. The only thing good about Apple is the stock.

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Android Gang September 23, 2022 at 10:25 AM

Still, Android is much better when comparing price to performance with so much variety. Android has something for everyone, for the rich and for the poor. Android is the King of Mobile System. Just like Windows is the King of Desktop System. Just some of the similar in performance mobile processor build for Android Device are MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus, Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, Dimensity 9000, Exynos 2200, Snapdragon 888 and so many more coming.

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Nabil September 26, 2022 at 02:35 AM

The GPU is still weaker than 8+ gen 1. Blame android for couldn't utilize its raw power.

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Rik October 19, 2022 at 10:08 PM

Nabil, if Android can’t utilize the GPU power then how do you know the GPU of 8+ gen 1 is better than A16 Bionic’s one? Do you have proof like the ones that prove 8+ gen 1 in CPU is still behind A13 Bionic’s CPU, or you are just crying?

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Dinervc November 17, 2022 at 12:39 AM

Android Gang, Do you want price to performance? The iPhone SE 3 is arguably the most superior Phone when it comes to that. Btw all these processors are worse than even just the A15… And the SD8gen2 apparently too… CPU-wise it’s on the A14 level.

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Sreejith KS November 21, 2022 at 05:07 PM

Dinervc, Price to performance does not work like that. If you are given an a16 chip on a potato for 300 dollars, it is not better than an iPhone 13 with A16. in fact, it might be the least price to performance phone, because you can't utilize half the performance of the processor, and so end up being worse than even mid-end android phones with better displays and cameras, that can use better GPU, ISP, MODEM, etc. But we have SD 870 phones with 120HZ AMOLED display, stereo speakers, and a large battery that you can play AAA games for more than 4 HR in a row, which can game even the largest game in 1080P, ALL for under 300 dollars (290 maybe.) AND SERIOUSLY FROM WHERE DO YOU GET THAT 8+GEN1 (NOT EVEN 8GEN 2) and A14 ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL??? From geek bench? then IOS might be a optimized OS, maybe the worst of all the major operating systems, that even though it cannot even process things in the background, even though it doesn't have an interactive widget, after finally inventing widget after 9 years, and lacking any customization that android is capable of doing, an iPhone 14 pro max is just marginally faster than a foldable phone with 8 gen 1 in a mixed speed test involving a variety of APPs and Games? If you agree that IOS is not at all optimized, then sure, A16 might be light years ahead of 8+ gen 1 (I don't know how 8 gen 2 will perform, but Gary from Gary explained showed a benchmark of 5190 geek bench, which is like 8points less than A16 in multicore). Else, agree that Apple cherry-picked the geek bench single core results ( it is the only benchmark test in which A14 is faster, not even in multicore geek Bench...), and is fooling their loyal customers, with how they said that their GPU performs better than an RTX 3090, by picking up video editing in h.264 Format, the only workflow, and specific format that it can do better, and Hiding the fact that the video quality is lower than from the hardware accelerated rendering of RTX 3090 ( Hardware rendering is not as perfect as software rendering, and not all hardware rendering are equal apparently, I didn't know that until then.). And the last bit I want to say, since you can't do anything other than to say you have a faster processor, it doesn't matter even if A14 was truly faster than the 8 gen 1, It is still worthless, except for taking videos, which is better in iPhones every year. why do I need a processor faster than most laptop processors, if I can't render a video in the background, I was first shocked to discover that, before I understood how iPhones could keep 15 apps in 6GB RAM phones.

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Android Gang 2 December 17, 2022 at 03:36 PM

Sorry man.. 8 gen 2 is out for phones now and it's destroying the A16. Even 8 gen 1 was on par.

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Ugal January 27, 2023 at 05:05 PM

Rik, Neither Android nor IOS cannot utilize all the GPU, in terms of GPU snapdragon 8+ gen 1 is better than the A16.

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Anonymous February 6, 2024 at 09:24 AM

Android Gang, Yes, on paper, Android may appear superior due to its better screen quality, battery life, and overall performance. However, after a few months of use, Android starts to lag, which is not the case with the iPhone. Additionally, the iPhone's 4300mAh battery lasts longer than Samsung's 5000mAh one, primarily because iOS is more optimized.

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A-M-A-Z-I-N-G August 30, 2024 at 09:25 PM

Anonymous, You're speaking ass. Android's don't slow down. It's the user's that slow down the operating system with all their crapware. Although, iOS does clear cache itself.

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