A8 (iPad) vs A6X

A8 (iPad)
A6X
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
PowerVR GX6450 A8
140 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X
80 GFLOPS FP32
GB6S 430
11%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M 660
2%
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 3
Architecture
Apple Silicon 1
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch32
Codename
Fiji
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A8
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Typhoon
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Codename
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A6X
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Swift
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Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
9/9/2015
Release Date
11/2/2012
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
20nm
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Node
32nm
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Die Size
89 mm²
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Die Size
123 mm²
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Transistor Count
2 Billion
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
Unknown
2 Cores
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2 Cores
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2 Threads
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2 Threads
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1.5GHz
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1.4GHz
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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
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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1MB Shared
16-way set associative
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L2
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1MB 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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Channels
1
Channels
4
Max Memory
2GB
Max Memory
1GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
32Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
533MHz
Transfer Rate
1066MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
4.3GB/s
Bandwidth
17.1GB/s
TDP
6W
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TDP
8W
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
PowerVR GX6450 A8
128 Shaders
533MHz
140 GFLOPS FP32
PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X
128 Shaders
300MHz
80 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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