A5X vs A6X

A5X
A6X
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
30 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X
80 GFLOPS FP32
  • 25% slower vs A6X
  • 34% faster vs A5X
A5X - 12.8GB/s
x1
A6X - 17.1GB/s
x1.34
  • 25% higher vs A6X
  • 20% lower vs A5X
A5X - 10W
x1.25
A6X - 8W
x1
  • 63% slower vs A6X
  • 2.67x faster vs A5X
A5X - 30 GFLOPS FP32
x1
A6X - 80 GFLOPS FP32
x2.67
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
ARMv7-A
Architecture
Apple Silicon 1
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Codename
-
Cortex-A9
Codename
A6X
Swift
Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
3/16/2012
Release Date
11/2/2012
Foundry
Samsung
Foundry
Samsung
Node
45nm
Node
32nm
Die Size
165 mm²
Die Size
123 mm²
Transistor Count
Unknown
Transistor Count
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
2 Cores
2 Cores
2 Threads
2 Threads
1GHz
1.4GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L2
1MB Shared
16-way set associative
L2
1MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
4
Channels
4
Max Memory
1GB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
800MT/s
Clock
533MHz
Transfer Rate
1066MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
3.2GB/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
4.3GB/s
Bandwidth
17.1GB/s
TDP
10W
TDP
8W
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
64 Shaders
200MHz
30 GFLOPS FP32
PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X
128 Shaders
300MHz
80 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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