4-Core A16 vs 4-Core A12

4-Core A16
4-Core A12
512 Shaders
Shared Memory
1338MHz
256 Shaders
Shared Memory
1098MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.37 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
560 GFLOPS
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FP32
1.37 TFLOPS
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560 GFLOPS
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1.37 TFLOPS
FP16
560 GFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
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iGPU
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TDP
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal 19,890
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GB6 Metal 9,875
4%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT Metal 30
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OCT Metal N/A
0%
Peak AI Performance
1.37 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
560 GFLOPS
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FP16
1.37 TFLOPS
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FP16
560 GFLOPS
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FP32
1.37 TFLOPS
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FP32
560 GFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
21.408 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
8.784 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
42.816 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
17.568 GTexel/s
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 5
Architecture
Apple Gen 2
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Codename
G15P
A16 Bionic
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Codename
G11P
A12 Bionic
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Market Segment
Smartphone
Market Segment
Smartphone
Release Date
3/4/2025
Release Date
9/12/2018
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Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
512 Shaders
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Shading Units
256 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
32 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
16 TMUs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
Render Output Units
8 ROPs
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Execution Units
64 EUs
Execution Units
32 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
4 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
4 GPCs
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1338MHz
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1098MHz
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L1
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L1
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L2
512KB Shared
L2
128KB Shared
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Shared Memory
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Shared Memory
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TDP
Shared
TDP
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
3840x2160
Max Resolution
3840x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
1
Multi Monitor Support
1
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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No Decoders
No Decoders
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Not a Card
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Not a Card
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Change Comparison