Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic vs Google Tensor
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 Bionic and Google Tensor mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Google
Launch Date
September 2021
October 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1W07
S5E9845
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores
6
8
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
2800 MHz
Transistor count
15
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv8.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Mali-G78 MP20
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
848 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
2.1709 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
20
Shading units
128
64
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
3 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Tensor Processing Unit
TDP
6 W
5.6 W
Advantages
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3230 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
Tensor
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2021 (September 2021 vs October 2021)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+77%
2333
Tensor
1319
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+78%
5741
Tensor
3234
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+185%
1665
Tensor
584
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+152%
4501
Tensor
1783
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic
+58%
1302680
Tensor
821920
FP32 (float)
Apple A15 Bionic
1661
Tensor
+32%
2191
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
44
Ranks 44 among all SOC on our website
Tensor
