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Apple A15 Bionic
General information
Launched
September 14, 2021
Designed by
Apple Inc.
Common manufacturer(s)
TSMC
Product code
APL1W07[1]
Max. CPU clock rate
to 3.23 GHz[2]
(2.93 GHz in iPad Mini 6)[3]
Cache
L2 cache
12 MB (performance cores) 4 MB (efficient cores)
Last level cache
32 MB (system cache)
Architecture and classification
Application
Mobile
Technology node
5 nm (N5P)
Microarchitecture
"Avalanche" and "Blizzard"
Instruction set
ARMv8.6-A[4]
Physical specifications
Transistors
15 billion
Cores
6 (4 efficiency, 2 performance)
GPU(s)
Apple-designed 4- or 5- core GPU
Products, models, variants
Variant(s)
Apple M2[citation needed]
History
Predecessor(s)
Apple A14
Successor(s)
Apple A16
The Apple A15 Bionic is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. It is used in the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max, iPad Mini (6th generation), iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14 and 14 Plus and Apple TV 4K (3rd generation).[5]
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^"Underclocked: The A15 chip inside Apple's new iPad mini 6 is slower than in the iPhone 13". 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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^"Apple A15 Bionic Powers iPhone 13 and iPad Mini". Tom's Hardware. September 14, 2021. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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