description_compare Apple A15 Bionic and Apple A14 Bionic
Name
Apple A15 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
Segment
Mobile Mobile
Family
Apple A series Apple A series
Generation
15 14
CPU group
Apple A15 Apple A14
Predecessor
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Successor
-- Apple A15 Bionic
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
Frequency
3.23 GHz 3.00 GHz
CPU Cores
6 6
Turbo (1 Core)
No turbo No turbo
CPU Threads
6 6
Turbo (6 Cores)
No turbo No turbo
Hyperthreading
No No
Overclocking
No No
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core
2x Avalanche 2x Firestorm
B core
4x Blizzard 4x Icestorm
Internal Graphics
GPU name
Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) Apple A14
GPU frequency
1.80 GHz 1.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
3.20 GHz 3.01 GHz
Execution units
5 4
Max. GPU Memory
8 GB 8 GB
Max. displays
3 3
Generation
12 11
Technology
5 nm 5 nm
Release date
Q3/2021 Q3/2020
Hardware codec support
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1
Decode Decode
AVC
Decode Decode
VC-1
Decode Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
Memory type
LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory
8 GB 6 GB
ECC
No No
Memory channels
2 2
Encryption
AES-NI
No No
Thermal Management
TDP (PL1)
8.5 W 7 W
Technical details
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization
None None
L2-Cache
4.00 MB 4.00 MB
Architecture
A15 A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm)
Technology
5 nm 5 nm
Socket
N/A N/A
Release date
Q3/2021 Q3/2020
Devices using this processor
Used in
Apple iPad mini (6. Gen)Apple iPhone 13 miniApple iPhone 13Apple iPhone 13 ProApple iPhone 13 Pro Max Apple iPhone 12 miniApple iPhone 12Apple iPhone 12 ProApple iPhone 12 Pro MaxApple iPad Air (4. Gen)