Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparisons 08-10-2022

Full compare data of Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A14 Bionic, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Quadrant, Neocore, GFXBench, PCMark, GeekBench 6, Vellamo, Antutu v10, 9, 3DMark, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, Call of Duty, PUBG, GTA, Minecraft, Asphalt 9, Madout2 etc.
After looking at the data these tests and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy A16 Bionic or A14 Bionic.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

A16 Bionic

71%

A14 Bionic

41%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

A16 Bionic

84%

A14 Bionic

78%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A16 Bionic

70%

A14 Bionic

38%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	A16 Bionic	A14 Bionic
Total score	994406	571583
CPU	278424	160050
GPU	377874	217206
MEM	159102	91462
UX	179002	102894

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	A16 Bionic	A14 Bionic
Single-Core	1903	1621
Multi-Core	5589	4180

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A16 Bionic	A14 Bionic
Frequency	3460 MHz	3000 MHz
Cores	6	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	16000 millions	11800000 millions
Core configuration	2x3.46 GHz ARM 4x2.02 GHz ARM	8x3 GHz Icestorm 4x1.8 GHz Firestorm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	4266
Memory bandwidth	96	42.7
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv9	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A16 Bionic is 13% better than A14 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A14 Bionic
GPU Frequency	3460 MHz	3000 MHz
GFloPS	3200	1480
# of Cores	5	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2796 x 1290 pixels	2732 x 2048 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	37.2	28.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	118.2	60.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	69.1	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	64.4	57.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	100.1	47.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	145.3	74.8
Real Racing 3	141.5	98.5
Sniper 3D	155.1	73.2
Need for Speed No Limits	98.4	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	101.4	73.2
CSR Racing 2	85.4	67.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	48 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	120	960
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Modem	Snapdragon X60 5G
Download speed	9000 MBit/s.	7500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	7000 MBit/s.	3000 MBit/s.
Navigation	NavIC enabled, GNSS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS, QZSS, SBAS, Beidou	NavIC enabled, GNSS, NavIC, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS, QZSS, SBAS, Beidou
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A16 Bionic is better: 34
The number of parameters for which Apple A14 Bionic is better: 6
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

A16 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A16 Bionic specs and review.

A14 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A14 Bionic specs and review.