A16 (iPad) vs A8X

A16 (iPad)
A8X
5 Cores
5 Threads
3.44GHz Clock
3 Cores
3 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
4-Core A16
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
230 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S 445
11%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 12
Architecture
Apple Silicon 3
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Crete
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A16
P-Core
Everest
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E-Core
Sawtooth
Codename
Capri
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A8X
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Typhoon
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Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
3/4/2025
Release Date
10/22/2014
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N4P
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Node
20nm
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Die Size
115 mm²
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Die Size
128 mm²
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Transistor Count
3 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
5 Cores
2 P-Cores
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3 E-Cores
3 Cores
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5 Threads
2 P-Threads
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3 E-Threads
3 Threads
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P-Core
3.44GHz
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1.5GHz
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E-Core
2.02GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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2MB Shared
16-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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24MB SLC Cache
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Channels
1
Channels
2
Max Memory
8GB
Max Memory
2GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
5W
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TDP
8W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
4-Core A16
512 Shaders
1398MHz
1.43 TFLOPS FP32
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
256 Shaders
450MHz
230 GFLOPS FP32
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No NPU
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16 Cores
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17 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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