Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A16 Bionic

Let's find out which one of Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A16 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A10 Fusion Apple A16 Bionic
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Apple A series
• Generation
  10 16
• CPU group
  Apple A10/A10X Apple A16
• Predecessor
  Apple A9 Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
• Successor
  Apple A11 Bionic --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A16 Bionic by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A16 Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A10 Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores)
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.70 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  6 160
• Shader
  192 1280
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  7 13
• Technology
  16 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q3/2022

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A16 Bionic. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A16 Bionic you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4-3200 LPDDR5-6400
• Max. Memory
  3 GB 6 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 1 (Single Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A10 Fusion or Apple A16 Bionic? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  5 W 8.5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A16 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L2-Cache
  4.00 MB 20.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 24.00 MB
• Architecture
  A10 A16
• Technology
  10 nm 4 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q3/2022