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Apple A16 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2500

Apple A16 Bionic
54.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66Inno Score
56.5CPU57.9
41GPU54
54.8Benchmarks73.1
52.7AI85.9
71.4Efficiency79.6
3 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic7 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66 to 54.1, pulling ahead mainly in AI (+33) and benchmarks (+18). Apple A16 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

  • 14% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 2,300
  • 12% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 8 W

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 41
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 73 vs 55
  • Stronger AI score: 86 vs 53
  • Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 71
  • 247% higher AI performance: 59 TOPS vs 17 TOPS

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20222025
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.46 GHz+5%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
NPU16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance17 TOPS59 TOPS+247%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu 101,300,0002,150,000+65%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+14%2,300
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,5708,200+25%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,1004,400+42%

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