Apple A14 Bionic vs Apple A16 (iPad) Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 3GHz	5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 34.1GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 4-Core A14	iGPU 4-Core A16
Peak·FP32·FP16 654.3 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A14 Bionic2,071

x1

A16 (iPad)2,586

x1.25

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Core Config

6 Cores 2P 4E	5 Cores 2P 3E
6 Threads 2P 4E	5 Threads 2P 3E

Clocks

Base Clock 3GHz	Base Clock 3.44GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 8MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 16MB	SLC Cache 24MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 6GB	Max Memory 8GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 1
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 34.1GB/s	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 34.1GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP 5W

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 4-Core A14	iGPU 4-Core A16
Shaders 256	Shaders 512
Boost Clock 1.28GHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 654.3 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Styx	NPU Model H15 Themis
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 1.43GHz	NPU Clock 2.06GHz
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance 17 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A
Family A Series	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Sicily A14Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Crete A16Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Oct 23, 2020	Release Date Mar 4, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node N4P
Die Size 88mm²	Die Size 115mm²
Transistor Count 11.8 Billion	Transistor Count 16 Billion
Transistor Density 134 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Smartphones iPhone 12 miniiPhone 12iPhone 12 Pro Show 1 more	Smartphones -
Tablets -	Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)

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