Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs Apple A15 Bionic
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad 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
November 2020
September 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
APL1W07
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
8
6
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3230 MHz
Transistor count
-
15
Instruction set
-
ARMv8.5-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Apple A15 GPU
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
1338 MHz
Max display resolution
-
2732 x 2048
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
1.7126 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
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
2133 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
34.1 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
12 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
Video playback
-
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Neural Engine
TDP
14 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple M1 iPad
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 34.1 Gbit/s)
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3230 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2021 (November 2020 vs September 2021)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
2319
Apple A15 Bionic
+1%
2333
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+48%
8478
Apple A15 Bionic
5741
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+1%
1683
Apple A15 Bionic
1665
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+59%
7150
Apple A15 Bionic
4501
FP32 (float)
Apple M1 iPad
+62%
2696
Apple A15 Bionic
1661
SiliconCat Rating
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
Apple A15 Bionic
