A16 Bionic chip Vs Tensor
We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Tensor SoCs by Apple and Google respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 6-core and 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Apple A16 Bionic
- A16 Bionic chip has 23.57% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor (3460 vs 2800 MHz).
- A16 Bionic chip has 64.86% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor (1398 vs 848 MHz).
- A16 Bionic chip has 100.00% higher memory frequency than Tensor (6400 vs 3200 MHz).
- A16 Bionic chip has 20% smaller sized transistor than Tensor (4 vs 5 nm).
- A16 Bionic chip has 33.25% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor (965 K vs 724 K).
- A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor.
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 247110 | 181161 |
| GPU | 408357 | 294446 |
| Memory | 162944 | 103174 |
| UX | 146541 | 145388 |
| Total score | 964952 | 724169 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 243.5 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 46.4 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 141.8 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 117.1 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 54.3 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 5.9 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 1430 Mnodes/s | - |
3DMark
76%
Apple A1648%
TensorScore: 9862
| Stability | 79% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 59 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Score | 9862 | 6235 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Apple A16 Bionic and Google TensorDisplay
| Max On-Device Display | - | 4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz |
| Max On-Display Resolution | - | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max External Display | - | - |
| HDR | - | HDR |
| Color Depth | - | - |
| Color Gamut | - | - |
CPU
92%
Apple A1674%
Tensor
Processor Speed (Frequency)
| Architecture |
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth |
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55 |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2020 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 3460 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor count | 16 Billion | - |
| TDP | 8 W | 5.6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A16 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| Architecture | Apple GPU | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 20 |
| Shading units | 768 | 320 |
| FLOPS | - | - |
| Vulkan version | - | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 6400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Engine | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
Download Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
| Modem | - | Exynos 5300g |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 7350 Mbps |
| Peak Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3670 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced Date | September 2022 | October 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W10 | S5E9845 |
| Official page | A16 Bionic chip official site | Tensor official site |
Apple A16 Bionic
71.25
Review By TenzysTech
Google Tensor
38
Review By TenzysTech
