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Apple A15 Bionic

Released Sep 24, 2021Mobile Chipset

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
51.2Inno Score

Average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

CPU51
GPU40
Benchmarks58.4
AI50.7
Efficiency60.7

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 10
1,150,000Top 26%
Geekbench 6 (single)
2,320Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
5,650Top 19%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
2,650Top 41%

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 10. That puts it in the top 26% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 2,320 single-core and 5,650 multi-core.

What are the key specs of the Apple A15 Bionic?

Cores: 6 · Process: 5 nm · AnTuTu 10: 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, Google Tensor G4, MediaTek Dimensity 8350 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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