Apple A15

Apple A15 Bionic
General information
LaunchedSeptember 14, 2021
Designed byApple Inc.
Common manufacturer
Product codeAPL1W07
Max. CPU clock rateto 3.23 GHz

(2.93 GHz in iPad Mini 6)

 
Cache
L2 cache12 MB (performance cores)
4 MB (efficient cores)
Last level cache32 MB (system cache)
Architecture and classification
ApplicationMobile
Technology node5 nm (N5P)
Microarchitecture"Avalanche" and "Blizzard"
Instruction setARMv8.6-A
Physical specifications
Transistors
  • 15 billion
Cores
  • 6 (4 efficiency, 2 performance)
GPUApple-designed 4- or 5- core GPU
Products, models, variants
Variant
History
PredecessorApple A14 Bionic
SuccessorsApple A16 Bionic (iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPad 11th Generation, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus),
Apple A18 (iPhone 16e)

The Apple A15 Bionic is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series. 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).