Apple A9X vs NVIDIA Tegra 4 Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 2 Threads 2.26GHz	5 Cores(1P+4E) 5 Threads(1P+4E) 1.9GHz
TDP 8W	TDP -
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR4	Bandwidth 14.9GB/s LPDDR3·DDR3L
iGPU PowerVR GT7850 A9X	iGPU Tegra 4
Peak·FP32·FP16 998.4 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 129 GFLOPSFP16

Core Config

2 Cores 2P -	5 Cores 1P 4E
2 Threads 2P -	5 Threads 1P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 2.26GHz	Base Clock 1.9GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P	L1i 32KB P
L1d 64KB P	L1d 32KB P
L2 3MB P shared	L2 2MB P shared

Memory

Type LPDDR4	Type LPDDR3·DDR3L
Max Memory 2GB	Max Memory -
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 3200MT/s	Speed 1866MT/s
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth 14.9GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s UC·Spec·OC 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1866MT/s UC·Spec·OC 14.9GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 8W

TDP -

iGPU

iGPU PowerVR GT7850 A9X	iGPU Tegra 4
Shaders 384	Shaders 48
Boost Clock 650MHz	Boost Clock 672MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 998.4 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 129 GFLOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer NVIDIA
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch32
Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A	Architecture ARMv7ARMv7
Family A Series	Family -
Branding	Branding
Codename Elba A9XVariant TwisterP-Core -	Codename Wayne - Cortex-A15P-Core Cortex-A15E-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Nov 11, 2015	Release Date Mar 1, 2013

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 16FF+	Fabrication Node 28nm HPL
Die Size 144mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 3.5 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 24 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

Images

Used In

Tablets iPad Pro 9.7"(A9X, Early 2016)iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 1(A9X, Late 2015)

Tablets Surface 2(Tegra 4, Late 2013)

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