A15 Bionic vs A13 Bionic
We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A15 Bionic (with Apple GPU graphics) and A13 Bionic (Apple A13 Bionic 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Apple A15 Bionic
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Announced 2-years and 1-month later
- Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 9 score – 797K vs 628K
- 22% higher CPU clock speed (3240 vs 2660 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 208246 | 166601 |
| GPU | 322246 | 255111 |
| Memory | 131426 | 90801 |
| UX | 135941 | 116310 |
| Total score | 797558 | 628607 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 224.8 Mpixels/s | 155.7 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 43.1 images/s | 30.2 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 136.1 words/s | 89.8 words/s |
| Machine learning | 104.9 images/s | 73.1 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 49.3 images/s | 33.8 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 5.64 Mnodes/s | 3.81 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 1270 Krows/s | 899.2 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 79% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 52 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Score | 8739 | 7553 |
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.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A15 Bionic and A13 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
2x 2.66 GHz – Lightning 4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3240 MHz | 2660 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 832 KB |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 15 billion | 8.5 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple GPU | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | - |
| Execution units | 5 | 4 |
| Shading units | 640 | - |
| FLOPS | - | 736 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | - | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | - | 2.1 |
| DirectX version | - | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | - |
| Bus | - | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 42.7 Gbit/s | - |
| Max size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Engine | Yes, Neural Engine |
| 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | - | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 220 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 | - |
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