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Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
Brand: Apple
Rating: 3.8 (19 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-04

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Apple A16 Bionic is a remarkable processor manufactured by Apple itself. Interestingly, it is based on the advanced A16 architecture. Its manufacturing using the 4-nanometer process indicates excellent energy efficiency, which we particularly appreciate. This chip features a 5-core CPU and a 4-core GPU.

The integrated graphics solution, called Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores), ensures an appealing visual output. The processor offers ample fast storage space with 20 MB of L2 cache and 24 MB of L3 cache. This certainly contributes to a smooth user experience. The maximum memory bandwidth of 51 GB/s enables a rapid data flow.

Overall, the Apple A16 Bionic delivers very solid performance for various applications. It is arguably a good choice for devices that need to master efficiency and demanding tasks.

4 nm manufacturing
5-core CPU / 4-core GPU
Large L2/L3 cache
High energy efficiency

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 9 / 176
In segment Smartphone / Tablet

Multi-core performance

Rank 16 / 177
In segment Smartphone / Tablet

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz

2,952

8C / 8T · 3.62 GHz

2,876

5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz

2,573

6C / 6T · 3.46 GHz

2,531

6C / 6T · 3.23 GHz

2,370

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 6T · 3.46 GHz

6,299

8C / 8T · 3.00 GHz

6,133

5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz

6,120

6C / 6T · 3.23 GHz

5,726

6C / 6T · 3.23 GHz

5,726

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

IMG DXT-48-1536

1,690

Qualcomm Adreno 675

1,550

Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores)

1,431

Samsung Xclipse 920

1,422

Qualcomm Adreno 650

1,418

AI performance (NPU)

8C / 8T · 3.00 GHz

26.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 2.84 GHz

26.0 TOPS

5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz

17.0 TOPS

6C / 6T · 3.23 GHz

15.8 TOPS

6C / 6T · 3.23 GHz

15.8 TOPS

More benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Apple A series (27)
CPU group	Apple A16 (2)
Architecture	A16
Technology	4 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation	16
Predecessor	Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) Q3/2021
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	5 / 5
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	2x Everest 3.46 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	3x Sawtooth 2.02 GHz
L2-Cache	20.00 MB
L3-Cache	24.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency	0.40 - 1.34 GHz
CUs / Shader	16 / 512
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	6 GB
Technology	4 nm
Release date	Q1/2025

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR5-6400	51.2 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	6 GB
Memory channels	1
ECC	✗
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	10 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Chiplet
AES-NI	✗
Operating systems	iOS
Instruction set	Armv8.6-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date	Q1/2025
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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