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Apple A15 GPU 5-Core vs ARM Mali-G71 MP20

Apple A15 GPU 5-Core

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The Apple A15 Bionic 5-core GPU is an integrated graphics card in the higher end versions of the A15 Bionic SoCs. It is used e.g., in the iPhone 13 Pro. It uses all 5 cores in the chip (contrary to the 4-core variant) in the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini.

The A15 GPU with 5-cores is currently the fastest graphics card in smartphones and easily bests e.g. the  older Apple A14 GPU or the Adreno 660.

It is manufactured in the new 5nm process and therefore should be very energy efficient.

ARM Mali-G71 MP20

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The ARM Mali-G71 MP20 is an integrated high-end graphics adapter for ARM SoCs, which was e.g. used in smartphone chip Samsung Exynos 9 8895. It features 20 clusters and is manufactured in 10nm FinFET (in the Exynos 8895). The performance is in the high-end class and therefore all current Android games should run fluently on the chip.

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Apple A15 GPU 5-CoreARM Mali-G71 MP20
Mali-G Series
A15 GPU 5-Core 5
A15 GPU 4-Core compare 4
Mali-G78 MP24 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP22 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP20 compare 24
Mali-G78 MP14 compare 14
Mali-G77 MP11 compare 11
Mali-G77 MP9 compare 9
Mali-G76 MP16 compare 16
Mali-G76 MP12 compare 10
Mali-G76 MP10 compare 10 @ 0.72 GHz
Mali-G68 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G57 MP6 compare 6
Mali-G57 MP5 compare 5
Mali-G72 MP18 compare 18 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP20 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G72 MP12 compare 12 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G71 MP8 compare 8 @ 0.9 GHz
Mali-G76 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G71 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.77 GHz
Mali-G72 MP3 compare 3 @ 0.85 GHz
Mali-G68 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G52 MP6 compare 6
Mali-G68 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G52 MP2 compare 2 @ 0.95 GHz
Mali-G52 MP1 compare 1 @ 0.8 GHz
Mali-G57 MP4 compare 4
Mali-G57 MP3 compare 3
Mali-G57 MP2 compare 2
Mali-G57 MP1 compare 1
Mali-G51 MP4 compare 4 @ 0.65 GHz
Pipelines5 - unified8 - unified
Shared Memorynono
technology5 nm16 nm
Date of Announcement15.09.2021 29.03.2017
CodenameMimir
ArchitectureBifrost
Core Speed900 (Boost) MHz
APIOpenGL ES 3.2
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.arm.com
CPU in A15 GPU 5-CoreGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple A15 Bionic6 x 2020 MHz? MHz? MHz
CPU in Mali-G71 MP20GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa8 x 2300 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 33077     avg: 35410     median: 36347 (4%)     max: 36807 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
7773 Points (34%)
min: 3222     avg: 3555     median: 3426 (15%)     max: 4016 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
31940 Points (70%)
min: 3896     avg: 4314     median: 4137 (9%)     max: 4908 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 5782     avg: 5971     median: 5956 (30%)     max: 6175 Points
min: 2648     avg: 3058     median: 3261 (16%)     max: 3265 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 13133     avg: 15185     median: 16202 (49%)     max: 16221 Points
min: 2723     avg: 3293     median: 3571 (11%)     max: 3584 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 8909     avg: 11090     median: 11615.5 (6%)     max: 11779 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1877     avg: 2627     median: 2789.5 (3%)     max: 2864 Points
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 16.8     avg: 18.5     median: 18.5 (8%)     max: 20.1 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 37.9     avg: 39.2     median: 39 (7%)     max: 41.2 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 95.9     avg: 112.1     median: 113.6 (8%)     max: 122.2 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 82     avg: 96.3     median: 97.1 (11%)     max: 105.2 fps
25 fps (3%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 60     avg: 142.1     median: 152.6 (3%)     max: 172.4 fps
min: 24     avg: 36     median: 42 (1%)     max: 42 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 187     avg: 230.7     median: 233 (14%)     max: 253 fps
min: 50     avg: 54.3     median: 51 (3%)     max: 62 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A15 GPU 5-Core
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 358     avg: 418.2     median: 427.6 (3%)     max: 446.6 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + ARM Mali-G71 MP20
min: 104     avg: 110     median: 105 (1%)     max: 121 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 296388     avg: 329901     median: 332874 (42%)     max: 353729 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
min: 41022     avg: 41847     median: 42183 (96%)     max: 42335 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
min: 41901     avg: 43072     median: 43464 (97%)     max: 43852 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
51720 Points (52%)
7552 Points (8%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
19197 Points (34%)
2573 Points (5%)
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 2.73     avg: 7.6     median: 8.5 (3%)     max: 9.57 Watt

Average Benchmarks Apple A15 GPU 5-Core → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G71 MP20 → 26% n=10

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
59 59 59 ~ 59 fps
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
59 59 59 60 ~ 59 fps
med.
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
59  fps
high
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
39 59 59 59 ~ 54 fps
ultra
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
39 39 39 40 ~ 39 fps
Dead Trigger 2

Dead Trigger 2

2013
high
Mali-G71 MP20:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne

Asphalt 8: Airborne

2013
low
Mali-G71 MP20:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
high
Mali-G71 MP20:
29 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Asphalt 9: Legends

Asphalt 9: Legends

2013
high
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
30 59 ~ 45 fps
Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2

2013
high
Mali-G71 MP20:
60  fps

Average Gaming Apple A15 GPU 5-Core → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Apple A15 GPU 5-Corelowmed.highultraQHD4K
Armajet59
PUBG Mobile59595439
Asphalt 9: Legends45
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Dead Trigger 230
Asphalt 8: Airborne3030
Temple Run 260
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