Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A17 Pro
We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released
A16 Bionic chip versus A17 Pro
SoCs, brought to you by
Apple and Apple respectively. This
comparison examines the pros and cons of these
6-core processors, with data from
Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark
benchmarks, alongside their detailed
technical specifications.
Review
General comparison of performance, power consumption,
and other
indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of A16 Bionic chip
Pros of A17 Pro
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in
leading benchmarks.
AnTuTu 10
The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O
capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU
247110
399992
GPU
408357
620081
Memory
162944
265579
UX
146541
346005
Total score
964952
1631657
GeekBench 6
The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and
multithreaded CPU
performance
3DMark
A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics
performance in Vulkan
(Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability
79%
79%
Graphics test
59 FPS
60 FPS
Score
9862
10002
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity
9300
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
2x 3.78 GHz
Cores
6
6
Base Frequency
2020MHz
2020MHz
Turbo Frequency
3460MHz
3780MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
256 KB
256 KB
L2 cache
16 MB
16 MB
L3 cache
-
-
Process
4 nanometers
3 nanometers
Transistor count
16 billion
19 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)
8 W
8 W
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Apple A17 GPU
Architecture
Apple GPU
Apple GPU
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1398 MHz
Pipelines
6
6
Shading units
768
128
Total shaders
1536
256
FLOPS
-
2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version
-
-
OpenCL version
-
-
DirectX version
-
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Neural Engine
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
6400 MHz
3200 MHz
Bus
-
-
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Max size
8 GB
8 GB
Storage type
NVMe
NVMe
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
-
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
-
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
-
Modem
-
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed 5G
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G
-
-
Upload speed 5G
Up to 3500 Mbps
Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G
-
-
Wi-Fi
6
6
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
