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Apple A15 Bionic
The longest-serving engine in modern iPhone history, powering the iPhone 13 series, SE 3 and iPhone 14. Superb N5P efficiency and a potent 5-core GPU variant kept it competitive years after launch despite aging LPDDR4X memory.
Pros
- Outstanding efficiency on TSMC N5P
- 5-core GPU variant still games well
- Powered four iPhone generations
- ProRes encode and a strong media engine
Cons
- Stuck on LPDDR4X memory
- 15.8 TOPS Neural Engine is modest today
- No ray tracing or AV1 support
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple A15 Bionic
General
- Announced
- 2021
- Process
- 5 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 7 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.5
CPU
- Cores
- 6
- Core configuration
- 2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz
- Max clock
- 3.24 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Apple GPU (4/5-core)
AI
- NPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- AI performance
- 16 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-4266
- Max bandwidth
- 34.1 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- External (Snapdragon X60)
Media
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu (typical)
- 1,150,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,320Top 12%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 5,650Top 19%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 2,650Top 29%
Devices with the Apple A15 Bionic
6 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Apple A15 Bionic good in 2026?
The Apple A15 Bionic earns an Inno Score of 51.2/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The longest-serving engine in modern iPhone history, powering the iPhone 13 series, SE 3 and iPhone 14. Superb N5P efficiency and a potent 5-core GPU variant kept it competitive years after launch despite aging LPDDR4X memory.
What is the Apple A15 Bionic AnTuTu score?
The Apple A15 Bionic scores 1,150,000 points in AnTuTu. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 2,320 single-core and 5,650 multi-core.
Which devices use the Apple A15 Bionic?
6 devices in our catalog use the Apple A15 Bionic: iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, and more.
What are the key specs of the Apple A15 Bionic?
Cores: 6 · Process: 5 nm · AnTuTu: 1,150,000 · GPU: Apple GPU (4/5-core)
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple A15 Bionic?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 8300, MediaTek Dimensity 8350, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
