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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) vs Samsung Exynos 1580

Last updated: 2026-07-05

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Note: The information shown below is based on rumors and unoffical information. Technical details or benchmark results may be different in the final version of this processor.

Summary

The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU), introduced in 2021, is a 5 nm processor with A15 architecture for Apple's premium devices.

It offers significantly higher performance in single-core benchmarks, exceeding the 10 percent threshold, and is also powerful in multi-core tasks. Its integrated 5-core GPU delivers excellent gaming performance through optimized hardware and software, with 34 GB/s memory bandwidth. The processor is known for its energy management.

The Samsung Exynos 1580 is a mobile 4 nm processor with Cortex-A720/-A520 architecture for a wider range of Android devices.

In single-core benchmarks, it offers solid performance, which, however, is below that of the Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU). No comparable data is available for multi-core tasks. The Samsung Xclipse 540 graphics unit and 51 GB/s maximum memory bandwidth offer competitive graphics performance.

The 4 nm manufacturing process indicates higher energy efficiency. A direct price-performance analysis is not possible as both SoCs are built into end devices. The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) is recommended for the highest single-core and graphics performance in the Apple ecosystem. The Samsung Exynos 1580 is ideal for Android devices seeking balanced performance with potentially high energy efficiency.

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

5 nm manufacturing process
High single-core performance
Excellent gaming performance (5-core GPU)
Efficient energy management

Samsung Exynos 1580

4 nm manufacturing process
Cortex-A720/-A520 architecture
High maximum memory bandwidth (51 GB/s)
Competitive graphics performance (Xclipse 540)

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

Rank 2 - 60 %

Samsung Exynos 1580

Multi-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

Rank 2 - 77 %

Samsung Exynos 1580

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 6T · 3.23 GHz

1,745

8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz

1,046

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 6T · 3.23 GHz

4,777

8C / 8T · 0.70 GHz

3,678

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)

1,713

Samsung Xclipse 540

More benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Family	Apple A series (27)	Samsung Exynos (49)
CPU group	Apple A15 (2)	Samsung Exynos 1500 (1)
Architecture	A15	Cortex-A720/-A520
Technology	5 nm	4 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet	Smartphone / Tablet
Socket
Predecessor	Apple A14 Bionic
Successor	Apple A16 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)	Samsung Exynos 1580
CPU Cores / Threads	6 / 6	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	2x Avalanche 3.23 GHz	1x Cortex-A720 0.70 - 2.91 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Blizzard 2.02 GHz	3x Cortex-A720 0.70 - 2.60 GHz
Core Cluster 3:		4x Cortex-A520 0.70 - 1.95 GHz
L2-Cache	16.00 MB
L3-Cache	32.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)	Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU name	Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)	Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU frequency	1.34 GHz	0.70 GHz
CUs / Shader	20 / 640	/
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays	3	0
Max. GPU Memory	6 GB
Technology	5 nm	4 nm
Release date	Q3/2021	Q3/2024

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)	Samsung Exynos 1580
AI hardware	Apple Neural Engine	Samsung AI engine
AI specifications	16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory	LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s)	LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	6 GB	8 GB
Memory channels	1	4
ECC	No	No
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)	Samsung Exynos 1580
TDP	10 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Chip design	Chiplet	Unknown
AES-NI	✗	✗
Operating systems	iOS	Android, Windows ARM
Instruction set	Armv8-A (64 bit)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date	Q3/2021	Q3/2024
Release price
Documents

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) is 4.2 stars (200 ratings), while Samsung Exynos 1580 has received 4.0 stars (91 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
6C / 6T · 3.23 GHz

★★★★★

Samsung Exynos 1580
8C / 8T · 0.70 - 2.91 GHz

★★★★★