Apple A12Z Bionic
Apple A12Z Bionic vs Apple A15 Bionic
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A12Z Bionic and Apple A15 Bionic mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
March 2020
September 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1083
APL1W07
Architecture
4x 2.5 GHz – Vortex
4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
8
6
Technology
7 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
3230 MHz
Transistor count
10
15
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv8.5-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A12Z GPU
Apple A15 GPU
GPU frequency
1340 MHz
1338 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
2732 x 2048
FLOPS
1.106 TFLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
Execution units
64
5
Shading units
512
128
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
No
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.0
Wi-Fi
5
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
2133 MHz
Memory Bus
2x 64 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.2 GB/s
34.1 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
8 MB
12 MB
Audio codecs
Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC v2, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 12MP
-
Storage type
NVMe
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M12
Neural Engine
TDP
15 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple A12Z Bionic
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.2 GB/s (68.2 GB/s vs 34.1 Gbit/s)
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (2500 MHz vs 3230 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2021 (March 2020 vs September 2021)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
1322
Apple A15 Bionic
+76%
2333
Multi Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
4642
Apple A15 Bionic
+24%
5741
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
1090
Apple A15 Bionic
+53%
1665
Multi Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
4397
Apple A15 Bionic
+2%
4501
FP32 (float)
Apple A12Z Bionic
1073
Apple A15 Bionic
+55%
1661
SiliconCat Rating
33
Ranks 33 among all SOC on our website
15
Ranks 15 among all SOC on our website
Apple A15 Bionic
