A15 Bionic vs A13 Bionic
We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A15 Bionic (with Apple A15 GPU graphics) and A13 Bionic (Apple A13 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Apple A15 Bionic
- Performs 2.7x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Shows better (up to 28%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1413K vs 1101K
- 22% higher CPU clock speed (3230 vs 2650 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~9%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 410975 | 296803 |
| GPU | 370837 | 301818 |
| Memory | 164151 | 149834 |
| UX | 467312 | 353396 |
| Total score | 1413275 | 1101851 |
| Samples | [69 tests] | [47 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 208.1 MB/sec | 146.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 122.9 pages/sec | 90.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 139.1 Mpixels/sec | 103.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 125.1 images/sec | 85.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 179.4 Mpixels/sec | 130.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 22.3 images/sec | 13.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 53.2 images/sec | 38.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 6.26 Mpixels/sec | 4.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 37 tests | 12 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 35.4 images/sec | 20.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 44.8 images/sec | 25.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | 0.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.82 Gpixels/sec | 0.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.77 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.3 Gpixels/sec | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 71.1 Gpixels/sec | 45.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2198.2 FPS | 1367.9 FPS |
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Samples | 19 tests | 8 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 3765 | 2564 |
| Stability | 71% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | 19 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | 14 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | 9 FPS | 7 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 2854 | 2001 |
| Stability | 76% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 11 FPS |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 60 FPS [High] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Apple iPhone 11 Pro 828 x 1792 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Apple A15 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-18 (Bionic) | AnTuTu | 1336740 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Simon) | AnTuTu | 1146332 |
| π 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh) | GeekBench GPU | 18864 |
| π 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh) | GeekBench CPU | 2327 / 5604 |
| π 2026-09-03 (YulikπΊπ¦) | AnTuTu | 1289105 |
Apple A13 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-07 (nuri) | AnTuTu | 1133524 |
| π 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz) | AnTuTu | 1090244 |
| π 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz) | AnTuTu | 1090244 |
| π 2026-08-04 (Feonton) | AnTuTu | 915377 |
| π 2026-07-16 (Slarpunk) | AnTuTu | 1109501 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A15 Bionic and A13 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.23 GHz β Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz β Blizzard |
2x 2.65 GHz β Lightning 4x 1.6 GHz β Thunder |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 15 billion | 8.5 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A15 GPU | Apple A13 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1338 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| Pipelines | 5 | 4 |
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 640 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 Gigaflops | 629.8 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 15.8 TOPS | 5 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2688 x 1242 |
| 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 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 350 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | September 2021 | September 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W07 | APL1W85 |
| Successor | - Apple A19 Pro | - Apple A19 Pro |
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