Apple A15 GPU 5-Core vs ARM Mali-G72 MP12 vs Apple A15 GPU 4-Core
Apple A15 GPU 5-Core ► remove from comparison
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-G72 MP12 ► remove from comparison
The ARM Mali-G72 MP12 is an integrated high-end graphics card for ARM based SoCs (mostly Android based). It was introduced in October 2017 in the Huawei Mate 10 and uses 12 clusters (hence the MP12 name). In our benchmarks it performs between a Adreno 530 and 540 and is therefore suitable for demanding mobile games.
The G72 is based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture and offers improvements in the machine learning efficiency and a bigger tile buffer for 16x anti-aliasing.
The GPU supports all modern graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 12 FL11_1 and Renderscript.
Apple A15 GPU 4-Core ► remove from comparison
The Apple A15 Bionic 4-core GPU is an integrated graphics card in the entry level A15 Bionic SoCs. It is used e.g., in the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini.
Compared to the older Apple A14 GPU , it offers only slight performance improvements but its still faster than the fastest graphics cards in Android based smartphones (e.g. Adreno 660 ).
It is manufactured in the new 5nm process and therefore should be very energy efficient.
Apple A15 GPU 5-Core ARM Mali-G72 MP12 Apple A15 GPU 4-Core Apple A15 Series Pipelines 5 - unified 12 - unified 4 - unified Shared Memory no no no technology 5 nm 16 nm 5 nm Date of Announcement 15.09.2021 18.10.2017 15.09.2021 Architecture Bifrost Core Speed 850 MHz API OpenGL ES 3.2 Link to Manufacturer Page developer.arm.com
CPU in A15 GPU 5-Core GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo Apple A15 Bionic 6 x 2020 MHz ? MHz ? MHz
CPU in Mali-G72 MP12 GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo HiSilicon Kirin 970 8 x 2400 MHz ? MHz ? MHz
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 22429 avg: 32596 median: 33740 (4%) max: 36231 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
7773 Points (34%)
min: 2021 avg: 3208 median: 3360.5 (15%) max: 3710 Points
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
31940 Points (70%)
min: 2062 avg: 3386 median: 3545 (8%) max: 4040 Points
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 5782 avg: 5971 median: 5956 (30%) max: 6175 Points
min: 2487 avg: 2882 median: 2961.5 (15%) max: 3070 Points
min: 5713 avg: 5719 median: 5718.5 (28%) max: 5724 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
min: 13133 avg: 15185 median: 16202 (49%) max: 16221 Points
min: 2597 avg: 2945 median: 3012.5 (9%) max: 3109 Points
min: 9878 avg: 11581 median: 11580.5 (35%) max: 13283 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 8909 avg: 11090 median: 11615.5 (6%) max: 11779 Points
min: 9881 avg: 9930 median: 9930 (5%) max: 9979 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 1877 avg: 2627 median: 2789.5 (3%) max: 2864 Points
min: 2151 avg: 2232 median: 2232 (3%) max: 2313 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
min: 8.4 avg: 8.6 median: 8.6 (2%) max: 8.7 fps
min: 34.56 avg: 35.9 median: 35.9 (7%) max: 37.2 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 95.9 avg: 112.1 median: 113.6 (8%) max: 122.2 fps
min: 10 avg: 20.6 median: 23 (2%) max: 24 fps
min: 95.9 avg: 104.4 median: 104.4 (8%) max: 112.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 82 avg: 96.3 median: 97.1 (11%) max: 105.2 fps
min: 11 avg: 20.4 median: 21 (2%) max: 23 fps
min: 68.8 avg: 82.7 median: 82.7 (9%) max: 96.6 fps
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 60 avg: 142.1 median: 152.6 (3%) max: 172.4 fps
min: 19 avg: 33.9 median: 38.5 (1%) max: 39 fps
min: 125.1 avg: 131.9 median: 131.9 (3%) max: 138.6 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 187 avg: 230.7 median: 233 (14%) max: 253 fps
min: 23 avg: 54.6 median: 59 (3%) max: 66 fps
min: 165.9 avg: 191.7 median: 191.7 (11%) max: 217.4 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-G72 MP12
min: 45 avg: 108 median: 118 (1%) max: 125 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple A15 GPU 4-Core
min: 375.2 avg: 395.8 median: 395.8 (3%) max: 416.3 fps
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 296388 avg: 329901 median: 332874 (42%) max: 353729 Points
min: 288175 avg: 321788 median: 321788 (40%) max: 355401 Points
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 High Quality
25922 Points (59%)
Basemark X 1.1 - Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality
39033 Points (87%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests
51720 Points (52%)
8180 Points (8%)
51250 Points (51%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests
19197 Points (34%)
3761 Points (7%)
19324 Points (34%)
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
min: 7.76 avg: 7.9 median: 7.9 (3%) max: 8.07 Watt
Average Benchmarks Apple A15 GPU 5-Core → 100% n=12 Average Benchmarks ARM Mali-G72 MP12 → 25% n=12 Average Benchmarks Apple A15 GPU 4-Core → 75% n=12
- 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.
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
59 59 59 ~ 59 fps
102%
A15 GPU 4-Core:
60 fps
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
59 59 59 60 ~ 59 fps
54%
Mali-G72 MP12:
32 [X] Honor Play 0.7.0
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
18 fps, max:
33 fps
fps
102%
A15 GPU 4-Core:
60 fps
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
59 fps
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
39 59 59 59 ~ 54 fps
63%
Mali-G72 MP12:
32 [X] Honor 10 0.5.0
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
20 fps, max:
42 fps
32 [X] Honor Play 0.7.0
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
22 fps, max:
33 fps
33 [X] Huawei P20 Pro 0.7.0
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
14 fps, max:
41 fps
40 [X] Huawei P20 Pro 0.7.0 mit GPU Turbo
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
16 fps, max:
42 fps
~ 34 fps
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
39 39 39 40 ~ 39 fps
100%
A15 GPU 4-Core:
39 fps
Mali-G72 MP12:
31 55 [X] Honor Play 1.24.1.2
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
43 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 43 fps
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 54 [X] Honor Play 1.24.1.2
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
21 fps, max:
61 fps
58 [X] Honor 10 1.21.1.3
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
2 fps, max:
60 fps
58 [X] Huawei P20 Pro 1.23.1.2
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
40 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 50 fps
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 30 30 59 [X] Huawei P20 1.3.3
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
46 fps, max:
60 fps
~ 37 fps
Mali-G72 MP12:
30 30 30 ~ 30 fps
Mali-G72 MP12:
29 29 30 30 [X] Huawei P20 3.6.0k
HiSilicon Kirin 970 2.4GHz
Mali-G72 MP12
min:
26 fps, max:
31 fps
~ 30 fps
100%
A15 GPU 5-Core:
30 59 ~ 45 fps
Average Gaming Apple A15 GPU 5-Core → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming ARM Mali-G72 MP12 → 61% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 59%
Average Gaming Apple A15 GPU 4-Core → 101% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 101%
Apple A15 GPU 5-Core low med. high ultra QHD 4K Armajet 59 PUBG Mobile 59 59 54 39 Asphalt 9: Legends 45 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 1 3 1
Apple A15 GPU 4-Core low med. high ultra QHD 4K Armajet 60 PUBG Mobile 60 39 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 1 1 1
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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