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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
Memory
bandwidth
Apple A1 APL0098
(S5L8900)
S5L8900.jpg 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
  • iPhone (1st gen)
  • iPod Touch (1st gen)
  • iPhone 3G
iPhone OS 1.0 iPhone OS 3.1.3
iOS 4.2.1
Apple A2 APL0278
(S5L8720)
S5L8720.jpg 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
  • iPod Touch (2nd gen)
  • iPod Nano (4th gen)
iPhone OS 2.1.1
Apple A3 APL0298
(S5L8920)
Apple SoC S5L8920.jpg 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
  • iPhone 3GS
iPhone OS 3.0 iOS 6.1.6
APL2298
(S5L8922)
S5L8922.jpg 45 nm 41.6 
mm2
600-800 MHz Single-core ARM (Cortex-A8) September 9, 2009
  • iPod Touch (3rd gen)
iPhone OS 3.1.1 iOS 5.1.1
Apple A4 APL0398
(S5L8930)
Apple A4 Chip.jpg 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 iPhone OS 3.2 iOS 5.1.1
iOS 6.1.6
iOS 7.1.2
Apple A5 APL0498
(S5L8940)
Apple A5 Chip.jpg 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 iOS 4.3 iOS 9.3.5
iOS 9.3.6
APL2498
(S5L8942)
Apple-A5-APL2498.jpg 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 iOS 5.1
APL7498
(S5L8947)
Apple-A5-APL7498.jpg 37.8 
mm2
1.0 GHz Single-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore (single-core redesign from A5 dual-core) January 28, 2013 iOS 6.1 iOS 8.4.6
Apple A5X APL5498
(S5L8945)
Apple A5X Chip.jpg 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
  • iPad (3rd gen)
iOS 5.1 iOS 9.3.5
iOS 9.3.6
Apple A6 APL0598
(S5L8950)
Apple A6 Chip.jpg 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
  • iPhone 5
    (A1428,A1429)
  • iPhone 5C
    (A1456,A1532,A1507
    A1516,A1526,A1529)
iOS 6.0 iOS 10.3.3
iOS 10.3.4
Apple A6X APL5598
(S5L8955)
Apple A6X chip.jpg 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
  • iPad (4th gen)
Apple A7 APL0698 Apple A7 chip.jpg 28 nm
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
Apple A7 S5L9865 chip.jpg 1.4 GHz[8] dual-core Cyclone[4] November 1, 2013 iOS 7.0.3
A8 APL
1011
Apple A8 system-on-a-chip.jpg 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


Current

A8X APL
1012
Apple A8X system-on-a-chip.jpg 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
Apple A9 APL0898.jpg 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)

[7][24]

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
Apple A9 APL1022.jpg 16 nm
FinFET
(TSMC)
[21][26][27]
104.5 
mm2
[21]
A9X APL
1021
Apple A9X.jpg 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
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24.jpg 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]
Apple A10X Fusion.jpg 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
Apple A11.jpg 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
Apple A12.jpg 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
  • iPhone XS
  • iPhone XS Max
  • iPhone XR
  • iPad Air (3rd generation)
  • iPad Mini (5th generation)
  • iPad (8th generation)
  • Apple TV 4K (2021)
iOS 12.0
tvOS 14.5
Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 Apple A12X.jpg ≈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
  • iPad Pro (3rd gen)
iOS 12.1
Apple A12Z Bionic Apple A12Z.jpg Apple-designed (8-core) @ 1340 MHz (64 EUs, 512 ALUs) (1.37 TFLOPS) March 25, 2020
  • iPad Pro (4th gen)
iPadOS 13.4
June 22, 2020
  • Developer Transition Kit (2020)
macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1 macOS Big Sur 11.3 Beta 2
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 Apple A13 Bionic.jpg 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
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation)
  • iPad (9th generation)
iOS 13.0 Current
Apple A14 Bionic APL1W01 Apple A14.jpg 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
L1d: 128 KB
L2: 8 MB
(shared for performance cores)
L2: 4 MB (shared for efficient cores)
L3: none
SLC: 16 MB

Apple-designed (quad-core) @1000 MHz (64 EUs, 512 ALUs) (1.0 TFLOPS) Neural Engine (16-core) 11 TOPS October 23, 2020
  • iPad Air (4th generation)
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
iOS 14.0
Apple A15 Bionic APL1W07 Apple A15.jpg 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
L1d: 128 KB
L2: 12 MB
(shared for performance cores)
L2: 4 MB (shared for efficient cores)
L3: none
SLC: 32 MB

  • 4-core: 64 EUs, 512 ALUs @ 1200 MHz (1.2 TFLOPS peak)
  • 5-core: 80 EUs, 640 ALUs @ 1200 MHz (1.5 TFLOPS peak)
Neural Engine (16-core) 15.8 TOPS September 24, 2021
  • iPad Mini (6th generation)
  • iPhone 13
  • iPhone 13 mini
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
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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