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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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Apple A6
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Apple A16 Bionic
Multi-core performance
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple A6
Apple A6 4 %
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)
68
Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores)
1,789

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At a glance

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Apple A6Apple A16 Bionic
FamilyApple A series (27)Apple A series (27)
CPU groupApple A6/A6X (2)Apple A16 (2)
ArchitectureA6A16
Technology32 nm4 nm
SegmentSmartphone / TabletSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
PredecessorApple A5Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
SuccessorApple A7Apple A17 Pro

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Apple A6Apple A16 Bionic
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 26 / 6
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 2x Swift
1.30 GHz
2x Everest
3.46 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 4x Sawtooth
2.02 GHz
L2-Cache1.00 MB20.00 MB
L3-Cache24.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Apple A6Apple A16 Bionic
GPU namePowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency0.27 GHz0.40 - 1.34 GHz
CUs / Shader6 / 4820 / 640
Raytracing
Max. displays13
Max. GPU Memory6 GB
Technology32 nm4 nm
Release dateQ3/2012Q3/2022

NPU AI performance

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Apple A6Apple A16 Bionic
AI hardwareApple Neural Engine
AI specifications16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Apple A6Apple A16 Bionic
MemoryLPDDR2-1066 (8.5 GB/s)
LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory1 GB6 GB
Memory channels21
ECCNoNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

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Apple A6Apple A16 Bionic
TDP10 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Apple A6Apple A16 Bionic
Chip designChipletChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsiOSiOS
Instruction setArmv7-A (32 bit)Armv8.6-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ3/2012Q3/2022
Release price
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Apple A6
Apple A6
2C / 2T · 1.30 GHz
Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic
6C / 6T · 3.46 GHz

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Apple A6
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