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Apple A16 GPU 4-Core vs Apple A16 GPU 5-Core

Apple A16 GPU 4-Core

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The 4 Core GPU in the Apple A16 is a graphics card designed by Apple itself in the Apple A16 Bionic SoC and, according to Apple, with four cores and 50% more memory bandwidth than the GPU in the A15 thanks to the switch from LPDDR4X to LPDDR5.

First benchmarks show that the iGPU is slightly behind the older 5-core GPU in the A15 and clearly behind the 5-core GPU in the A16.

As the SoC is the first chip to be manufactured in the new 4nm process at TSMC, the energy efficiency should be excellent.

Apple A16 GPU 5-Core

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The Apple A16 Bionic 5-core GPU is an integrated graphics card in the Apple A16 Bionic SoCs (used in the 2022 Apple iPhone 16 Pro models). According to Apple, the iGPU offers a 50% increased memory bandwidth thanks to the switch from LPDDR4X to LPDDR5.

In first benchmarks, the A16 GPU is around 19 percent faster than the previous generation (A15 5-core GPU) and therefore currently the fastest graphics card for smartphones (e.g. clearly faster than the Adreno 730 in the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1).

The A16 is produced in the new 4nm process at TSMC and should be very energy efficient.

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Apple A16 GPU 4-CoreApple A16 GPU 5-Core
Apple A16 Series
A16 GPU 5-Core 5
A16 GPU 4-Core 4
A16 GPU 5-Core 5
A16 GPU 4-Core 4
CodenameCreteCrete
Pipelines4 - unified5 - unified
Shared Memorynono
technology4 nm4 nm
Date of Announcement07.09.2022 07.09.2022
CPU in A16 GPU 5-CoreGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A16 Bionic6 x 2020 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
10598 Points (5%)
min: 12092     avg: 12304     median: 12363 (6%)     max: 12429 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
2559 Points (3%)
min: 2411     avg: 2901     median: 2963 (3%)     max: 3265 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
16.7 fps (6%)
min: 19.8     avg: 22     median: 22.5 (8%)     max: 23 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
40.1 fps (7%)
min: 41     avg: 45.9     median: 45.4 (8%)     max: 52 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
104.1 fps (8%)
min: 112     avg: 129.5     median: 133 (10%)     max: 140 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
90.3 fps (9%)
min: 89.6     avg: 103.7     median: 105.5 (10%)     max: 114 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
141.6 fps (3%)
min: 133.4     avg: 177.1     median: 189 (4%)     max: 197 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
205.2 fps (9%)
min: 185.4     avg: 255.1     median: 271.5 (11%)     max: 292 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A16 GPU 4-Core
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
378.9 fps (3%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A16 GPU 5-Core
min: 333.7     avg: 431.2     median: 458.5 (4%)     max: 474 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 408723     avg: 418462     median: 415314 (42%)     max: 434496 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
421277 Points (34%)
min: 446274     avg: 457588     median: 447854 (36%)     max: 478636 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Metal
19520 Points (11%)
min: 22341     avg: 22618     median: 22625 (13%)     max: 22889 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
46541 Points (16%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
18991 Points (31%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
11.7 Watt (5%)
min: 5.84     avg: 7     median: 6.1 (2%)     max: 9.88 Watt

Average Benchmarks Apple A16 GPU 4-Core → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Apple A16 GPU 5-Core → 121% n=11

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red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)