Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic vs Apple M2 iPad
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 Bionic and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
September 2021
June 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W07
APL1109
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
6
8
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
3500 MHz
Transistor count
15
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
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GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Apple M2 GPU
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
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FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
-
Shading units
128
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.0
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
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Memory frequency
2133 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
102.4 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
-
Storage type
NVMe
-
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
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Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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Video capture
4K at 60FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
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TDP
6 W
15 W
Advantages
Apple M2 iPad
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3230 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: June 2022 (September 2021 vs June 2022)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
2333
Apple M2 iPad
+13%
2633
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
5741
Apple M2 iPad
+72%
9898
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
1665
Apple M2 iPad
+11%
1854
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
4501
Apple M2 iPad
+88%
8464
FP32 (float)
Apple A15 Bionic
1661
Apple M2 iPad
+74%
2889
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
5
Ranks 5 among all SOC on our website
Apple M2 iPad
