A15 Bionic vs A14 Bionic
We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A15 Bionic (with Apple GPU graphics) and A14 Bionic (Apple 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
- Announced 1-year later
- Shows better (up to 10%) AnTuTu 9 score – 797K vs 721K
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (3240 vs 3100 MHz)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 208246 | 202575 |
GPU | 322246 | 273954 |
Memory | 131426 | 115865 |
UX | 135941 | 129781 |
Total score | 797558 | 721979 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 224.8 Mpixels/s | 171.5 Mpixels/s |
Face detection | 43.1 images/s | 33.6 images/s |
Speech recognition | 136.1 words/s | 94.8 words/s |
Machine learning | 104.9 images/s | 93.1 images/s |
Camera shooting | 49.3 images/s | 38.7 images/s |
HTML 5 | 5.64 Mnodes/s | 4.5 Mnodes/s |
SQLite | 1270 Krows/s | 1060 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 79% | 77% |
Graphics test | 52 FPS | 45 FPS |
Score | 8739 | 7612 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A15 Bionic and A14 BionicCPU
Architecture | 2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm |
Cores | 6 | 6 |
Frequency | 3240 MHz | 3100 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.5-A |
L1 cache | 256 KB | - |
L2 cache | 32 MB | 8 MB |
Process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Transistor count | 15 billion | 11.8 billion |
TDP | 6 W | 6 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | - |
Execution units | 5 | 4 |
Shading units | 640 | - |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | - |
Max bandwidth | 42.7 Gbit/s | 42.7 Gbit/s |
Max size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Engine | Neural Engine |
Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2732 x 2048 |
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 | Yes |
Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
Announced | September 2021 | September 2020 |
Class | Flagship | Flagship |
Model number | APL1W07 | APL1W01 |
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