Apple A17 Bionic vs Apple A15 Bionic

Comparisons 09-03-2023

Full comparison data of Apple A17 Bionic vs Apple A15 Bionic, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Geekbench, AnTuTu, Vellamo, PCMark, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Fortnite, Asphalt 9, Minecraft, GTA, Madout2, Call of Duty, PUBG etc.
After reading the results these tests and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy A17 Bionic or A15 Bionic.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

A17 Bionic

91%

A15 Bionic

60%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

A17 Bionic

87%

A15 Bionic

80%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A17 Bionic

88%

A15 Bionic

58%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	A17 Bionic	A15 Bionic
Total score	1272718	841983
CPU	356360	235753
GPU	483633	319963
MEM	203638	134709
UX	229097	151566

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	A17 Bionic	A15 Bionic
Single-Core	2435	1716
Multi-Core	7152	4732

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A17 Bionic	A15 Bionic
Frequency	3640 MHz	3232 MHz
Cores	6	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	3 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	22000 millions	15800 millions
Core configuration	2x3.64 GHz ARM 4x2.42 GHz ARM	2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.86 GHz Blizzard
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4x, LPDDR5
Max. Memory	32 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2800
Memory bandwidth	128	92
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	32 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv9	ARMv8.5

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A17 Bionic is 11% better than A15 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A17 Bionic	Apple A15 Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency	3640 MHz	3232 MHz
GFloPS	3425	2989.13
# of Cores	6	5
# of Shader Units
Display	2796 x 1290 pixels	2796 x 1290 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	48.5	32.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	151.2	99.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	90.2	59.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	83.2	55.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	128.7	85.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	185.7	123.9
Real Racing 3	181.6	119.6
Sniper 3D	199.6	131.4
Need for Speed No Limits	125.9	83.1
Mortal Kombat X	130.6	86.9
CSR Racing 2	108.1	71.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	64 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	120	120
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Modem	5G Modem
Download speed	12000 MBit/s.	7000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	9000 MBit/s.	5000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GNSS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, Beidou, NavIC enabled	Galileo, NavIC, GLONASS, NavIC enabled, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, GNSS
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A17 Bionic is better: 36
The number of parameters for which Apple A15 Bionic is better: 1
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A17 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A17 Bionic specs and review.

A15 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• A15 Bionic specs and review.