Apple A15 Bionic vs Apple M2 (iPad)

VS

Which processor is better? We compared Apple A15 Bionic with Apple M2 (iPad). Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A15 Bionic

1279854

M2 (iPad)

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A15 Bionic

2316

M2 (iPad)

2620

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A15 Bionic

5719

M2 (iPad)

9793

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard
Number of cores	6	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.5-A
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	15000 million	20000 million
TDP	6 Watt	20 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 6 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 5	Apple M2 GPU
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	1338 MHz	1398 MHz
Execution units	5	8
Shaders	640	1024

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2732x2048
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS