Apple A9 (Samsung) vs NVIDIA Tegra 3 Full Specs
2 Cores 2 Threads 1.85GHz | 5 Cores(1P+4E) 5 Threads(1P+4E) 1.5GHz |
TDP 5W | TDP - |
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s LPDDR4 | Bandwidth 6GB/s · |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 16.64 GFLOPSFP16 |
2 Cores 2P - | 5 Cores 1P 4E |
2 Threads 2P - | 5 Threads 1P 4E |
Base Clock 1.85GHz | Base Clock 1.5GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 64KB P | L1i 32KB P |
L1d 64KB P | L1d 32KB P |
L2 3MB P shared | L2 1MB P shared |
L3 4MB | L3 - |
Type LPDDR4 | Type · |
Max Memory 2GB | Max Memory - |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 1 | Channels 1 |
Bus Width 64-bit | Bus Width 32-bit |
Speed 3200MT/s | Speed 1500MT/s |
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s | Bandwidth 6GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate Calculated Bandwidth 6GB/s |
TDP 5W | TDP - |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 192 | Shaders 8 |
Boost Clock 650MHz | Boost Clock 520MHz |
·· 499.2 GFLOPSFP16 | ·· 16.64 GFLOPSFP16 |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch32 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A | Architecture ARMv7ARMv7 |
Family | Family - |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename Maui A9 SamsungVariant TwisterP-Core - | Codename Kal-El - Cortex-A9P-Core Cortex-A9E-Core |
Market Segment Smartphone | Market Segment Tablet |
Release Date Sep 25, 2015 | Release Date Nov 1, 2011 |
Foundry Samsung | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node 14LPP | Fabrication Node 40nm LPG |
Die Size 96mm² | Die Size - |
Transistor Count 2.5 Billion | Transistor Count - |
Transistor Density 26 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density - |
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Smartphones | Smartphones - |
Tablets | Tablets |



