Apple M1 iPad vs Apple A15 Bionic

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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
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ARMv8.5-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Apple A15 GPU
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
1338 MHz
Max display resolution
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2732 x 2048
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
Execution units
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5
Shading units
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128

Connectivity

4G support
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LTE Cat. 24
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.0
Wi-Fi
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6
Navigation
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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

Memory type
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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
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AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Storage type
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NVMe
Video codecs
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H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
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4K at 60FPS
Video capture
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4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Neural Engine
TDP
14 W
6 W

Advantages

Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 34.1 Gbit/s)
Apple A15 Bionic
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
13
Ranks 13 among all SOC on our website
Apple M1 iPad
Apple A15 Bionic

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