A series Apple mobile application processors

1 series

1.1 apple a4
1.2 apple a5
1.3 apple a5x
1.4 apple a6
1.5 apple a6x
1.6 apple a7
1.7 apple a8
1.8 apple a8x
1.9 apple a9
1.10 apple a9x
1.11 apple a10 fusion
1.12 apple a10x fusion
1.13 apple a11 bionic

a series

the apple ax series family of systems on chip (soc) used in iphone, ipad, ipod touch, , apple tv. integrate 1 or more arm-based processing cores (cpu), graphics processing unit (gpu), cache memory , other electronics necessary provide mobile computing functions within single physical package. designed apple, , manufactured samsung , tsmc.

apple a4

the apple a4 package on package (pop) system on chip (soc) designed apple inc. , manufactured samsung. combines arm cortex-a8 cpu powervr gpu, , emphasizes power efficiency. chip commercially debuted release of apple s ipad tablet; followed shortly iphone 4 smartphone, 4th generation ipod touch , 2nd generation apple tv. superseded in ipad 2, released following year, apple a5 processor.

apple a4 based on arm processor architecture. first version released ran @ 1 ghz ipad , contains arm cortex-a8 cpu core paired powervr sgx 535 graphics processor (gpu) built on samsung s 45-nanometer (nm) silicon chip fabrication process. clock speed units used in iphone 4 , ipod touch (4th generation) 800 mhz. clock speed unit used in apple tv has not been revealed.

the cortex-a8 core used in a4 thought use performance enhancements developed chip designer intrinsity (which subsequently acquired apple) in collaboration samsung. resulting core, dubbed hummingbird , able run @ far higher clock rates other implementations while remaining compatible cortex-a8 design provided arm. other performance improvements include additional l2 cache. same cortex-a8 cpu core used in a4 used in samsung s s5pc110a01 soc. sgx535 in a4 theoretically push 35 million polygons/second , 500 million pixels/second, although real world performance may considerably less.

the a4 processor package not contain ram, supports pop installation. hence, there package 2 low-power 128 mb ddr sdram chips (totaling 256 mb) mounted on top of a4 used in first-generation ipad, fourth-generation ipod touch, , second-generation apple tv. iphone 4 has 2 256 mb packages total of 512 mb. ram connected processor using arm s 64-bit-wide amba 3 axi bus. support ipad s demand high graphics bandwidth, width of ram data bus double used in previous arm11 , arm9 based apple devices.

apple a5

the apple a5 system on chip (soc) designed apple inc. , manufactured samsung replaced a4. chip commercially debuted release of apple s ipad 2 tablet in march 2011, followed release in iphone 4s smartphone later year. apple claims compared predecessor, a4, a5 cpu can twice work , gpu has 9 times graphics performance .

the a5 contains dual-core arm cortex-a9 cpu arm s advanced simd extension, marketed neon, , dual core powervr sgx543mp2 gpu. gpu can push between 70 , 80 million polygons/second , has pixel fill rate of 2 billion pixels/second. apple lists a5 clocked @ 1 ghz on ipad 2 s technical specifications page, though can dynamically adjust frequency save battery life. clock speed of unit used in iphone 4s 800 mhz. a4, a5 process size 45 nm.

an updated 32 nm version of a5 processor used in third generation apple tv, ipod touch (5th generation), ipad mini, , new version of ipad 2 (version ipad2,4). chip in apple tv has 1 core locked. markings of square package indicates s named apl2498, , in software, chip called s5l8942. 32 nm variant of a5 provides around 15% better battery life during web browsing, 30% better when playing 3d games , approximately 20% better battery life during video playback.

in march 2013, apple released updated version of third generation apple tv (appletv3,2) containing smaller, single-core version of a5 processor. unlike other a5 variants, version of a5 not package-on-package (pop), having no stacked ram. chip small, 6.1×6.2 mm, decrease in size not due decrease in feature size (it still on 32 nm fabrication process), indicates a5 revision of new design. markings tell s named apl7498, , in software, chip called s5l8947.

apple a5x

the apple a5x system-on-a-chip (soc) designed apple inc. announced on march 7, 2012, @ launch of third generation ipad. high performance variant of apple a5; apple claims has twice graphics performance of a5. superseded in fourth generation ipad apple a6x processor.

this soc has quad-core graphics unit (powervr sgx543mp4) instead of previous dual-core quad-channel memory controller provides memory bandwidth of 12.8 gb/sec, 3 times more in a5. added graphics cores , memory channels add large die size of 165 mm², example twice size of nvidia tegra 3. due large powervr sgx543mp4 gpu. clock frequency of dual arm cortex-a9 cores have been shown operate @ same 1 ghz frequency in a5. ram in a5x separate main cpu package.

apple a6

the apple a6 package on package (pop) system on chip (soc) designed apple introduced on september 12, 2012, @ launch of iphone 5, year later inherited minor successor iphone 5c. apple states twice fast , has twice graphics power compared predecessor apple a5. 22% smaller , draws less power 45 nm a5.

the a6 said use 1.3 ghz custom apple-designed armv7 based dual-core cpu, called swift, rather licensed cpu arm in previous designs, , integrated 266 mhz triple-core powervr sgx 543mp3 graphics processing unit (gpu). swift core in a6 uses new tweaked instruction set, armv7s, featuring elements of arm cortex-a15 such support advanced simd v2, , vfpv4. a6 manufactured samsung on high-κ metal gate (hkmg) 32 nm process.

apple a6x

apple a6x system-on-a-chip (soc) designed apple inc., introduced @ launch of fourth generation ipad on october 23, 2012. high performance variant of apple a6. apple claims a6x has twice cpu performance , twice graphics performance of predecessor, apple a5x.

like a6, soc continues use dual-core swift cpu, has new quad core gpu, quad channel memory , higher 1.4 ghz cpu clock rate. uses integrated quad-core powervr sgx 554mp4 graphics processing unit (gpu) running @ 300 mhz , quad-channel memory subsystem. compared a6 a6x 30% larger, continues manufactured samsung on high-κ metal gate (hkmg) 32 nm process.

apple a7

the apple a7 package on package (pop) 64-bit system-on-a-chip (soc) designed apple. first appearance in iphone 5s, introduced on september 10, 2013. chip used in ipad air, ipad mini 2 , ipad mini 3. apple states twice fast , has twice graphics power compared predecessor apple a6.

the a7 features apple-designed 1.3–1.4 ghz 64-bit armv8-a dual-core cpu, called cyclone, , integrated powervr g6430 gpu in 4 cluster configuration. armv8-a architecture doubles number of registers of a7 compared a6. has 31 general purpose registers each 64-bits wide , 32 floating-point/neon registers each 128-bits wide. a7 manufactured samsung on high-κ metal gate (hkmg) 28 nm process , chip includes on 1 billion transistors on die 102 mm in size.

apple a8

the apple a8 package on package (pop) 64-bit system-on-a-chip (soc) designed apple , manufactured tsmc. first appearance in iphone 6 , iphone 6 plus, introduced on september 9, 2014. year later drive ipad mini 4. apple states has 25% more cpu performance , 50% more graphics performance while drawing 50% of power compared predecessor, apple a7.

the a8 features apple-designed 1.4 ghz 64-bit armv8-a dual-core cpu, , integrated powervr gx6450 gpu in 4 cluster configuration. a8 manufactured on 20 nm process tsmc, replaced samsung manufacturer of apple s mobile device processors. contains 2 billion transistors. despite being double number of transistors compared a7, physical size has been reduced 13% 89 mm (consistent shrink only, not known new microarchitecture).

apple a8x

the apple a8x 64-bit system on chip (soc) designed apple, introduced @ launch of ipad air 2 on october 16, 2014. high performance variant of apple a8. apple states has 40% more cpu performance , 2.5 times graphics performance of predecessor, apple a7.

unlike a8, soc uses triple-core cpu, new octa-core gpu, dual channel memory , higher 1.5 ghz cpu clock rate. uses integrated octa-core powervr gxa6850 graphics processing unit (gpu) running @ 450 mhz , dual-channel memory subsystem. s manufactured tsmc on 20 nm fabrication process, , consists of 3 billion transistors.

apple a9

the apple a9 64-bit arm based system on chip (soc) designed apple inc. first appeared in iphone 6s , 6s plus, introduced on september 9, 2015. apple states has 70% more cpu performance , 90% more graphics performance compared predecessor, apple a8. dual sourced, first apple soc; manufactured samsung on 14 nm finfet lpe process , tsmc on 16 nm finfet process. subsequently included in iphone se , ipad (2017).

apple a9x

the apple a9x 64-bit system on chip (soc) designed apple inc. announced on september 9, 2015, , released on november 11, 2015, , first appeared in ipad pro. offers 1.8 times cpu performance , 2 times gpu performance of predecessor, apple a8x. s manufactured tsmc using 16 nm finfet process.

apple a10 fusion

the apple a10 fusion 64-bit arm based system on chip (soc) designed apple inc. first appeared in iphone 7 , 7 plus, introduced on september 7, 2016. has new quad core design 2 high performance cores, , 2 smaller highly efficient cores. made tsmc on 16 nm finfet process.

apple a10x fusion

the apple a10x fusion 64-bit arm based system on chip (soc) designed apple inc. first appeared in 10.5 ipad pro , second generation of 12.9 ipad pro, both announced on june 5, 2017. variant of a10 , apple claims has 30 percent faster cpu performance , 40 percent faster gpu performance predecessor, a9x. on september 12, 2017, apple announced apple tv 4k powered a10x chip. made tsmc on 10 nm finfet process.

apple a11 bionic

the apple a11 bionic 64-bit arm-based system on chip (soc), designed apple inc. first appeared in iphone 8, iphone 8 plus, , iphone x introduced on september 12, 2017. has 2 high-performance cores 25% faster a10 fusion , 4 high-efficiency cores 70% faster energy-efficient cores in a10.