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Apple A16 Bionic
A refined A15 on TSMC's N4P node: higher clocks, faster memory and a new display engine for the iPhone 14 Pro's always-on screen. Conservative by Apple standards, yet its single-core grunt outlasted two generations of Android flagships.
Pros
- Best single-core CPU of 2022
- Efficient TSMC N4P process
- Powerful ISP for 48MP ProRAW photography
- Dedicated display engine for always-on screens
Cons
- GPU barely improved over A15
- No hardware ray tracing
- No integrated modem
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple A16 Bionic
General
- Announced
- 2022
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 7 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.6
CPU
- Cores
- 6
- Core configuration
- 2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz
- Max clock
- 3.46 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Apple GPU (5-core)
AI
- NPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- AI performance
- 17 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5-6400
- Max bandwidth
- 51.2 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- External (Snapdragon X65)
Media
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,566Top 11%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 6,673Top 15%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 3,116Top 19%
Devices with the Apple A16 Bionic
5 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Apple A16 Bionic good in 2026?
The Apple A16 Bionic earns an Inno Score of 54.9/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. A refined A15 on TSMC's N4P node: higher clocks, faster memory and a new display engine for the iPhone 14 Pro's always-on screen. Conservative by Apple standards, yet its single-core grunt outlasted two generations of Android flagships.
Which devices use the Apple A16 Bionic?
5 devices in our catalog use the Apple A16 Bionic: iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus, iPad 11th Gen (A16), iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15.
What are the key specs of the Apple A16 Bionic?
Cores: 6 · Process: 4 nm · GPU: Apple GPU (5-core)
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple A16 Bionic?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, MediaTek Dimensity 8550, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
