Apple A15 Bionic

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ARM-based processor mobile system-on-a-chip

Apple A15 Bionic is a high-performance, energy-efficient system-on-a-chip used in various Apple devices, featuring advanced CPU, GPU, and neural engine components for enhanced processing and machine learning tasks.

Aliases (2)

A15 Bionic ×1
Apple A13 Lightning core family ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ARM-based processor → mobile system-on-a-chip →
announcementDate	2021-09-14 →
architecture	ARMv8.5-A →
cpuBigCoreCodename	Avalanche →
cpuBigCoreCount	2 →
cpuCoreCount	6 →
cpuLittleCoreCodename	Blizzard →
cpuLittleCoreCount	4 →
designer	Apple Inc. →
firstUsedInDevice	iPhone 13 → iPhone 13 mini →
gpuCoreCount	4 → 5 →
integrates	CPU → GPU → Neural Engine → image signal processor → video decoder → video encoder →
manufacturer	TSMC →
marketedAs	A15 Bionic →
neuralEngineCoreCount	16 →
neuralEnginePerformance	15.8 trillion operations per second →
notableFeature	advanced machine learning capabilities → energy efficiency → high performance per watt →
predecessor	Apple A14 Bionic →
processNode	5 nm → N5P →
successor	Apple A16 Bionic →
supports	5G connectivity → computational photography → machine learning acceleration →
targetDeviceType	set-top box → smartphone → tablet →
transistorCount	15 billion →
usedInDevice	Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) → iPad mini (6th generation) → iPhone 13 → iPhone 13 Pro → iPhone 13 Pro Max → iPhone 13 mini → iPhone 14 → iPhone 14 Plus → iPhone SE (3rd generation) →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apple silicon →	includesModel
Apple A15 Bionic ("A15 Bionic") →	marketedAs
Apple A16 Bionic →	predecessor
Apple A14 Bionic →	successor
Firestorm ("Apple A13 Lightning core family") →	successorOf