Apple A16 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A16 Bionic with HiSilicon Kirin 970. 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 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth |
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
Number of transistors | 16000 million | 5500 million |
TDP | 8 Watt | 9 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | HiSilicon NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 6 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 750 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 12 |
Shaders | 640 | 192 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2796x1290 | 2340x1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 1.2 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 4.2 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2022 Quarter 3 | 2017 September |
Partnumber | APL1W10 | Hi3670 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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