Apple A16 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Full Specs

Summary

5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz	4 Cores(2P+2E) 4 Threads(2P+2E) 1.8GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s LPDDR4
iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU Adreno 530
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 522.2 GFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

A16 (iPad)2,586

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Snapdragon 820 Lite-

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 3.44GHz	Base Clock 1.8GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P 32KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 32KB P 32KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P shared 512KB E shared
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR4
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 8GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 4
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 2666MT/s
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2666MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 21.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W

TDP 5W

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU Adreno 530
Shaders 512	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 510MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 522.2 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model Hexagon 680
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.06GHz	NPU Clock 1GHz
Performance 17 TOPSFP16	Performance -

Cellular

Modem Model -	Modem Model X12
Peak Down -	Peak Down Up to 600Mbps
Peak Up -	Peak Up Up to 150Mbps

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A	Architecture KryoARMv8.0-A
Family A Series	Family 8 Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Crete A16Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename - - Cortex-A78P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Feb 18, 2016

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N4P	Fabrication Node N6
Die Size 115mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)

Tablets -

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