Apple A11 Bionic vs Apple A16 Bionic

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A11 Bionic with Apple A16 Bionic. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.39 GHz – Monsoon 4x 1.19 GHz – Mistral	2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
Number of cores	6	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.6-A
Lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	4300 million	16000 million
TDP	8 Watt	8 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M10	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 3 GB	up to 6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 1	Apple gen. 6
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	1066 MHz	1398 MHz
Execution units	3	5
Shaders	192	640

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2436x1125	2796x1290
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 48MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS