Apple A16 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Full Specs

Summary

5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz	4 Cores(2P+2E) 4 Threads(2P+2E) 2.15GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 29.9GB/s LPDDR4
iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU Adreno 530+
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 639 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

x8.56

Snapdragon 821302

x1

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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 2.15GHz
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 3733MT/s
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth 29.9GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3733MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 29.9GB/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 624MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 639 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 - Snapdragon 821Variant - -
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Sep 9, 2016

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Samsung
Fabrication Node N4P	Fabrication Node 14LPP
Die Size 115mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Smartphones -	Smartphones PixelPixel XL
Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)	Tablets -

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