Apple A9 vs Apple A10 Fusion

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Apple A10 Fusion. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A9

A10 Fusion

420375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

A10 Fusion

851

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

A10 Fusion

1280

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane 2x 1.09 GHz – Zephyr
Number of cores	2	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.1-A
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	3300 million
TDP	5 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 2 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	1x64 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Imagination PowerVR GT7600 Plus
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	PowerVR Rogue
GPU frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	6	6
Shaders	192	192
OpenCL API	1.2	1.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.1 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS