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Apple A16 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2600

Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2600
80.4Inno Score
56.8CPU72.6
43.7GPU77.4
61.5Benchmarks81.1
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic6 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2600

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2600 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 80.4 to 56.2, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+34) and benchmarks (+20). Apple A16 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2600

  • Stronger CPU score: 73 vs 57
  • Stronger GPU score: 77 vs 44
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 81 vs 62
  • 133% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,230 vs 3,100
  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
Announced20222026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv9.3

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x Arm C1-Ultra + 3x Arm C1-Pro (high-performance) + 6x Arm C1-Pro (high-efficiency)
Max clock3.46 GHz—

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Samsung Xclipse 960

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
NPU16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400—
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2600
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 2600
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared1,300,0002,827,538Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—947,776Top 8%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—1,052,625Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—347,409Top 24%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—479,728Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620Top 13%2,995+14%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570Top 17%10,824+65%Top 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 38%7,230+133%Top 7%

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