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“The 6-core CPU is 30 percent faster than the A16 Bionic chip and faster than all the competition.”
Compares CPU with the A16 Bionic in the iPhone 15.
iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024
CPU
Claimed +30%
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“The 5-core GPU is up to 40 percent faster and 35 percent more efficient than A16 Bionic to power stunning graphics performance for Apple Intelligence, and puts a powerful gaming device in users’ pockets.”
Compares GPU (Metal) with the A16 Bionic in the iPhone 15.
iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024
GPU
Claimed up to +40%
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“An upgraded 16-core Neural Engine is optimized for large generative models and runs ML models up to 2x faster than the A16 Bionic chip.”
Neural Engine; Geekbench 6 does not test it.
iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024
“Now with hardware-accelerated ray tracing, games on iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus more accurately represent the behavior of light with up to 5x higher frame rates than with software-based ray tracing.”
Ray-tracing frame rates in games; Geekbench 6 does not test them.
iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024
“The efficiency of A18 and the device’s rearchitected internal design deliver up to 30 percent higher sustained performance for gaming while ensuring Apple Intelligence runs efficiently on iPhone.”
Sustained performance in games; Geekbench runs are short.
iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 16 announcement, September 2024
| Device | Single-core | Change over the previous generation |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 5c, 2013 | No data | First in this line |
| iPhone 6, 2014 | about 350 | No data |
| iPhone 6s, 2015 | No data | |
| iPhone 7, 2016 | No data | |
| iPhone 8, 2017 | No data | |
| iPhone XR, 2018 | No data | |
| iPhone 11, 2019 | No data | |
| iPhone 12, 2020 | No data | |
| iPhone 13, 2021 | No data | |
| iPhone 14, 2022 | No data | |
| iPhone 15, 2023 | No data | |
| iPhone 16, 2024, this device | No data | |
| iPhone 17, 2025 | No data |
The iPhone 16 has no scores to compare.