description_compare Apple A15 Bionic and Apple A13 Bionic
Name
Apple A15 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Segment
Mobile Mobile
Family
Apple A series Apple A series
Generation
15 13
CPU group
Apple A15 Apple A13
Predecessor
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A12 Bionic
Successor
-- Apple A14 Bionic
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
Frequency
3.23 GHz 1.80 GHz
CPU Cores
6 6
Turbo (1 Core)
No turbo 2.65 GHz
CPU Threads
6 6
Turbo (6 Cores)
No turbo 2.65 GHz
Hyperthreading
No No
Overclocking
No No
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core
2x Avalanche 2x Lightning
B core
4x Blizzard 4x Thunder
Internal Graphics
GPU name
Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores) Apple A13
GPU frequency
1.80 GHz 1.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
3.20 GHz 2.70 GHz
Execution units
5 4
Shader
0 384
Max. GPU Memory
8 GB 4 GB
Max. displays
3 1
Generation
12 10
Technology
5 nm 7 nm
Release date
Q3/2021 Q3/2019
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 No
AVC
Decode Decode
VC-1
Decode Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
Memory type
LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory
8 GB 4 GB
ECC
No No
Memory channels
2 1
Encryption
AES-NI
No No
Thermal Management
TDP (PL1)
8.5 W 6 W
Technical details
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization
None None
L2-Cache
4.00 MB 8.00 MB
Architecture
A15 A13 (Lightning / Thunder)
Technology
5 nm 7 nm
Socket
N/A N/A
Release date
Q3/2021 Q3/2019
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 11Apple iPhone 11 ProApple iPhone 11 Pro MaxiPhone SE