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Apple A16 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 990

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
S
30.8Inno Score
56.8CPU29.8
43.7GPU25.7
61.5Benchmarks37.4
52.7AI—
71.4Efficiency32.1
9 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 990

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A16 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.2 to 30.8, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+39) and CPU (+27). Samsung Exynos 990 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 44 vs 26
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 62 vs 37
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 32
  • 244% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,100 vs 900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 990

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Announced20222020
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+30%10 W
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz2x2.73 GHz Exynos M5 + 2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.46 GHz+27%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G77 MP11

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+16%44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Exynos 5123 5G (external)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
Max display—WQHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 990
SpecApple A16 BionicSamsung Exynos 990
AnTuTu 101,300,000+160%Top 23%500,000Top 60%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+191%Top 11%900Top 61%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+148%Top 15%2,650Top 53%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100+244%Top 36%900Top 81%

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