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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 3 2022 Quarter 2
Partnumber APL1W07 APL1109
Vertical Segment Mobiles Tablets
Positioning Flagship Flagship