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Name | Model no. |
Image | Semiconductor technology |
Die size |
Transistor count | CPU ISA | CPU | CPU cache |
GPU FLOPS FP32/FP16 |
AI accelerator | Memory technology |
First Released | Utilizing devices |
Initial OS | Terminal OS |
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Memory bandwidth | |||||||||||||||
Apple A1 | APL0098 (S5L8900) |
90 nm | 72 mm2 |
ARMv6 | 412 MHz Single-core ARM11 | L1i: 16 KB L1d: 16 KB |
PowerVR MBX Lite 60-103 MHz (1EU, 8ALUs) (0.96-1.64 GFLOPS) | N/A | LPDDR-266 Single-channel 16-bit 133 MHz (533 MB/s) |
June 29, 2007 |
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iPhone OS 1.0 | iPhone OS 3.1.3 iOS 4.2.1 | ||
Apple A2 | APL0278 (S5L8720) |
65 nm | 36 mm2 |
412-533 MHz Single-core ARM11 | PowerVR MBX Lite 103-133 MHz (1EU, 8ALUs) (1.64-2.12 GFLOPS) | LPDDR-266 Single-channel 32-bit 133 MHz (1.0 GB/s) |
September 9, 2008 |
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iPhone OS 2.1.1 | ||||||
Apple A3 | APL0298 (S5L8920) |
71.8 mm2 |
ARMv7 | 600 MHz Single-core ARM (Cortex-A8) | L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 256 KB |
PowerVR SGX535 200 MHz (2EUs, 16ALUs) (6.4 GFLOPS) |
LPDDR-400 Single-channel 32-bit 200 MHz (1.6 GB/s) |
June 19, 2009 |
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iPhone OS 3.0 | iOS 6.1.6 | ||||
APL2298 (S5L8922) |
45 nm | 41.6 mm2 |
600-800 MHz Single-core ARM (Cortex-A8) | September 9, 2009 |
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iPhone OS 3.1.1 | iOS 5.1.1 | ||||||||
Apple A4 | APL0398 (S5L8930) |
53.3 mm2 |
0.8-1.0 GHz single-core ARM (Cortex-A8) | L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 512 KB |
PowerVR SGX535 200-250 MHz (2EUs, 16ALUs) (6.4-8.0 GFLOPS) |
LPDDR-400 Dual-channel 32-bit (64-bit) 200 MHz (3.2 GB/s) |
April 3, 2010 |
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iPhone OS 3.2 | iOS 5.1.1 iOS 6.1.6 iOS 7.1.2 | |||||
Apple A5 | APL0498 (S5L8940) |
122.2 mm2 |
0.8-1.0 GHz Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore | L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 1 MB |
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (Dual-core) 200 MHz (4EUs, 32ALUs) (12.8 GFLOPS) |
LPDDR2-800 Dual-channel 32-bit (64-bit) 400 MHz (6.4 GB/s) |
March 11, 2011 |
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iOS 4.3 | iOS 9.3.5 iOS 9.3.6 | |||||
APL2498 (S5L8942) |
32 nm Hκ MG |
69.6 mm2 |
0.8-1.0 GHz Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore (one core locked in Apple TV) | March 7, 2012 |
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iOS 5.1 | |||||||||
APL7498 (S5L8947) |
37.8 mm2 |
1.0 GHz Single-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore (single-core redesign from A5 dual-core) | January 28, 2013 |
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iOS 6.1 | iOS 8.4.6 | |||||||||
Apple A5X | APL5498 (S5L8945) |
45 nm | 165 mm2 |
1.0 GHz Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore | PowerVR SGX543MP4 (Quad-core) 200 MHz (8EUs, 64ALUs) (25.6 GFLOPS) |
LPDDR2-800 Quad-channel 32-bit (128-bit) 400 MHz (12.8 GB/s) | March 16, 2012 |
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iOS 5.1 | iOS 9.3.5 iOS 9.3.6 | |||||
Apple A6 | APL0598 (S5L8950) |
32 nm Hκ MG |
96.71 mm2 |
ARMv7s | 1.3 GHz Dual-core Swift | PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3-core) 266 MHz (6EUs, 48ALUs) (68.0 GFLOPS) |
LPDDR2-1066 Dual-channel 32-bit (64-bit) 533 MHz (8.5 GB/s) | September 21, 2012 |
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iOS 6.0 | iOS 10.3.3 iOS 10.3.4 | ||||
Apple A6X | APL5598 (S5L8955) |
123 mm2 |
1.4 GHz Dual-core Swift | PowerVR SGX554MP4 (Quad-core) 300 MHz (16EUs, 128ALUs) (76.8 GFLOPS) |
LPDDR2-1066 Quad-channel 32-bit (128-bit) 533 MHz (17.1 GB/s) | November 2, 2012 |
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Apple A7 | APL0698 | 28 nm Hκ MG [1][2] |
102 mm2 [3][2] |
≈1 billion | ARMv8.0-A [4][5] | 1.3 GHz[6] dual-core Cyclone[4] | L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 1 MB L3: 4 MB (Inclusive) [4][7][8] |
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core) @ 450 MHz (16 EUs, 128 ALUs)[9][10] (115.2 GFLOPS) | LPDDR3-1600 Single-channel 64-bit[11][12]@ 800 MHz (12.8 GB/s) | September 20, 2013 | iOS 7.0 | iOS 12.5.5 | |||
APL 5698 |
1.4 GHz[8] dual-core Cyclone[4] | November 1, 2013 | iOS 7.0.3 | ||||||||||||
A8 | APL 1011 |
20 nm (TSMC) [11][5] |
89 mm2 [13][14] [15] |
~2 billion | 1.1–1.5 GHz dual-core Typhoon[5][16] | Customized PowerVR GXA6450 (quad-core) @ 533 MHz (16 EUs, 128 ALUs)[17][18][19] (136.4 GFLOPS) | September 19, 2014 | iOS 8.0
tvOS 9.0 audioOS 11.0 |
iOS 12.5.5
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A8X | APL 1012 |
128 mm2 [14] |
~3 billion | 1.5 GHz 3-core[14][16] Typhoon | L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 2 MB L3: 4 MB[14] (Inclusive)[7] |
Customized PowerVR GXA6850 (8-core) @ 450 MHz (32 EUs, 256 ALUs)[17][14][15] (230.4 GFLOPS) | LPDDR3-1600 Dual-channel 64-bit (128-bit) @ 800 MHz (25.6 GB/s) [12][14] |
October 22, 2014 | iOS 8.1 | Current | |||||
A9 | APL 0898 |
14 nm FinFET (Samsung) [20] |
96 mm2 [21] |
>2 billion | 1.85 GHz dual-core[22][23] Twister | L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: 4 MB (Victim) |
Customized PowerVR GT7600 (6-core) @ 650 MHz (24 EUs, 192 ALUs)[17][25](249.6 GFLOPS) | LPDDR4-3200 Single-channel 64-bit[23][24]@ 1600 MHz (25.6 GB/s) | September 25, 2015 | iOS 9.0 | |||||
APL 1022 |
16 nm FinFET (TSMC) [21][26][27] |
104.5 mm2 [21] | |||||||||||||
A9X | APL 1021 |
143.9 mm2 [26][28] |
>3 billion | 2.16–2.26 GHz dual-core Twister[29][30] | L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: none [7][26] |
Customized PowerVR GTA7850 (12-core) @ 650 MHz (48 EUs, 384 ALUs)[17][26](499.2 GFLOPS) | LPDDR4-3200 Dual-channel 64-bit (128-bit) @ 1600 MHz (51.2 GB/s) | November 11, 2015 | iOS 9.1 | ||||||
A10 Fusion | APL 1W24 |
125 mm2 [27] |
3.3 billion | ARMv8.1-A | 2.34 GHz (2× Hurricane) + 1.092 GHz (2× Zephyr) (quad-core overall)[31] | L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: 4 MB |
Customized PowerVR GT7600 Plus (6-core) @ 900 MHz (24 EUs, 192 ALUs)[32][17](345.6 GFLOPS)[33][34] | LPDDR4-3200 Single-channel 64-bit @ 1600 MHz (25.6 GB/s) | September 16, 2016 | iOS 10.0 | |||||
A10X Fusion | APL 1071 [35] |
10 nm FinFET (TSMC) [28] |
96.4 mm2 [28] |
>4 billion | 2.36 GHz (3× Hurricane) + 1.3 GHz (3× Zephyr) (6-core overall)[36] | L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none [36][37] SLC: 4 MB |
Customized PowerVR GT7600 Plus(12-core) [17][38]@ 1000 MHz (48 EUs, 384 ALUs) (768.0 GFLOPS) | LPDDR4-3200 Dual-channel 64-bit (128-bit) @ 1600 MHz (51.2 GB/s) [35][36] |
June 13, 2017 | iOS 10.3.2
tvOS 11.0 | |||||
A11 Bionic | APL 1W72 |
87.66 mm2 [39] |
4.3 billion | ARMv8.2-A [40] | 2.39 GHz (2× Monsoon) + 1.19 GHz (4× Mistral) (6-core overall) | Apple-designed (triple-core) @ 1066 MHz (24 EUs, 192 ALUs) (409.3 GFLOPS) | Neural Engine (dual-core) 600 GOPS (billion operations/s) | LPDDR4X-4266 Single-channel 64-bit @ 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s) [41][42][43][44][45] |
September 22, 2017 | iOS 11.0 | |||||
A12 Bionic | APL 1W81 |
7 nm FinFET (TSMC N7) | 83.27 mm2 [46] |
6.9 billion | ARMv8.3-A [47] | up to 2.49 GHz (2× Vortex) + up to 1.59 GHz (4× Tempest) (6-core overall)[43] | L1i: 128 KB L1d: 128 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none SLC: 8 MB |
Apple-designed (quad-core) @ 1125 MHz (32 EUs, 256 ALUs) (576.0 GFLOPS) | Neural Engine (octa-core) 5 TOPS | September 21, 2018 |
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iOS 12.0 tvOS 14.5 | |||
Apple A12X Bionic | APL1083 | ≈135 mm2 |
10 billion | up to 2.49 GHz (4× Vortex) + up to 1.59 GHz (4× Tempest) (8-core overall) | Apple-designed (7-core) @ 1340 MHz (56 EUs, 448 ALUs) (1.20 TFLOPS) | LPDDR4X-4266 Dual-channel 64-bit (128-bit) @ 2133 MHz (68.2 GB/s) | November 7, 2018 |
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iOS 12.1 | ||||||
Apple A12Z Bionic | Apple-designed (8-core) @ 1340 MHz (64 EUs, 512 ALUs) (1.37 TFLOPS) | March 25, 2020 |
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iPadOS 13.4 | |||||||||||
June 22, 2020 |
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macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1 | macOS Big Sur 11.3 Beta 2 | ||||||||||||
Apple A13 Bionic | APL1W85 | 7 nm FinFET (TSMC N7P) | 98.48 mm2 |
8.5 billion | ARMv8.4-A | up to 2.65 GHz (2x Lightning) + up to 1.8 GHz (4x Thunder) (6-core overall) | L1i: 128 KB L1d: 128 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none SLC: 16 MB |
Apple-designed (quad-core) @1350 MHz (32EUs, 256ALUs) (691.2 GFLOPS) | Neural Engine (octa-core) 5.5 TOPS | LPDDR4X-4266 Single-channel (64-bit) @ 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s) | September 20, 2019 |
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iOS 13.0 | Current | |
Apple A14 Bionic | APL1W01 | 5 nm FinFET (TSMC N5) | 88 mm2 |
11.8 billion | ARMv8.5-A | up to 3.0 GHz (2x Firestorm) + up to 1.823 GHz (4x Icestorm) (6-core overall) |
L1i: 192 KB |
Apple-designed (quad-core) @1000 MHz (64 EUs, 512 ALUs) (1.0 TFLOPS) | Neural Engine (16-core) 11 TOPS | October 23, 2020 |
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iOS 14.0 | |||
Apple A15 Bionic | APL1W07 | 5 nm FinFET (TSMC N5P) | 107.68 mm2[48] | 15 billion | up to 2.93 or 3.23 GHz (2x Avalanche) + up to 2.016 GHz (4x Blizzard) ([[6-core overall) |
L1i: 192 KB |
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Neural Engine (16-core) 15.8 TOPS | September 24, 2021 |
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iOS 15.0 | ||||
Name | Model no. |
Image | Semiconductor technology |
Die size | Transistor count | CPU ISA | CPU | CPU cache |
GPU FLOPS FP32/FP16 |
AI accelerator | Memory bandwidth |
First Released | Utilizing devices |
Initial OS | Terminal OS |
Memory technology |
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- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "The Apple iPad Air 2 Review". AnandTech. http://anandtech.com/show/8666/the-apple-ipad-air-2-review/2.
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