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Contents. Early series Prior to the introduction of the Apple 'A' series of SoCs, Apple used several SoCs in early revisions of the and.

They were specified by Apple and manufactured. They integrate a single processing core , a graphics processing unit , and other electronics necessary to provide mobile computing functions within a single physical package. The APL0098 (also 8900B or S5L8900) is a (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) that was introduced on June 29, 2007 at the launch of the. It includes a 412 MHz single-core CPU and a PowerVR MBX Lite GPU. It is manufactured by Samsung on a. The APL0278 (also S5L8720) is a package on package (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) that was introduced on September 9, 2008 at the launch of the.

It includes a 533 MHz single-core ARM11 CPU and a MBX Lite GPU. It is manufactured by Samsung on a process. The APL0298 (also S5L8920) is a package on package (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) that was introduced on June 8, 2009 at the launch of the. It includes a 600 MHz single-core CPU and a SGX535 GPU. It is manufactured by on a 65 nm process. The APL2298 (also S5L8922) is a version of the iPhone 3GS SoC and was introduced on September 9, 2009 at the launch of the.

A series Evolution of Apple 'A' series March 2010-September 2013 March 2011-September 2016 March-October 2012 September 2012-2015 October 2012-2013 March-October 2014 September 2013-March 2017 September 2014-present October 2014-March 2017 September 2015-present November 2015-June 2017 September 2016-present June 2017-present September 2017-present Notes. Main article: The Apple A4 is a (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) designed by and manufactured. It combines an CPU with a GPU, and emphasizes power efficiency. The chip commercially debuted with the release of Apple's iPad; followed shortly by the smartphone, the 4th generation and the 2nd generation. It was superseded in the, released the following year, by the processor. Apple A4 is based on the ARM processor architecture.

The first version released ran at 1 GHz for the iPad and contains an ARM Cortex-A8 CPU core paired with a (GPU) built on Samsung's 45-nanometer (nm) silicon chip fabrication process. The clock speed for the units used in the iPhone 4 and the iPod touch (4th generation) is 800.

The clock speed for the unit used in the Apple TV has not been revealed. The Cortex-A8 core used in the A4 is thought to use performance enhancements developed by chip designer (which was subsequently acquired by Apple) in collaboration with. The resulting core, dubbed ', is able to run at far higher clock rates than other implementations while remaining fully compatible with the Cortex-A8 design provided by ARM. Other performance improvements include additional L2 cache.

The same Cortex-A8 CPU core used in the A4 is also used in Samsung's S5PC110A01 SoC. The SGX535 in the A4 could theoretically push 35 million polygons/second and 500 million pixels/second, although real world performance may be considerably less. The A4 processor package does not contain RAM, but supports installation. Hence, there is a package with two low-power 128 MB (totaling 256 MB) mounted on top of the A4 used in the first-generation iPad, the, and the second-generation Apple TV. The iPhone 4 has two 256 MB packages for a total of 512 MB. The RAM is connected to the processor using ARM's -wide bus.

To support the iPad's demand for high graphics bandwidth, the width of the RAM data bus is double that used in previous ARM11 and ARM9 based Apple devices. Apple A5. Main article: The Apple A5 is a system on a chip (SoC) designed by and manufactured by that replaced the. The chip commercially debuted with the release of Apple's in March 2011, followed by its release in the later that year.

Apple claims that compared with its predecessor, the A4, the A5 'can do twice the work' and the has 'up to nine times the graphics performance'. The A5 contains a dual-core CPU with ARM's advanced extension, marketed as, and a dual core GPU. This GPU can push between 70 and 80 million polygons/second and has a pixel fill rate of 2 billion pixels/second. Apple lists the A5 to be clocked at 1 GHz on the iPad 2's technical specifications page, though it can dynamically adjust its frequency to save battery life. The clock speed of the unit used in the iPhone 4S is 800 MHz. Like the A4, the A5 process size is 45 nm.

An updated version of the A5 processor was used in the third generation Apple TV, the, the iPad Mini, and the new version of iPad 2 (version iPad2,4). The chip in the Apple TV has one core locked. The markings of the square package indicates that it's named APL2498, and in software, the chip is called S5L8942. The variant of the A5 provides around 15% better battery life during web browsing, 30% better when playing 3D games and approximately 20% better battery life during video playback.

In March 2013, Apple released an updated version of the third generation Apple TV (AppleTV3,2) containing a smaller, single-core version of the A5 processor. Unlike the other A5 variants, this version of the A5 is not a package-on-package (PoP), having no stacked RAM. The chip is very small, just 6.1×6.2 mm, but as the decrease in size is not due to a decrease in feature size (it is still on a 32 nm fabrication process), this indicates that this A5 revision is of a new design.

Markings tell that it's named APL7498, and in software, the chip is called S5L8947. Apple A5X. Main article: The Apple A5X is a (SoC) designed by that was announced on March 7, 2012, at the launch of the. It is a high performance variant of the; Apple claims it has twice the graphics performance of the A5.

It was superseded in the by the processor. This SoC has a quad-core graphics unit (PowerVR SGX543MP4) instead of the previous dual-core as well as a quad-channel memory controller that provides a memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/sec, roughly three times more than in the A5.

The added graphics cores and extra memory channels add up to a very large die size of 165 mm², for example twice the size of. This is mainly due to the large PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU. The clock frequency of the dual ARM Cortex-A9 cores have been shown to operate at the same 1 GHz frequency as in A5. The RAM in A5X is separate from the main CPU package.

Main article: The Apple A6 is a (PoP) (SoC) designed by Apple that was introduced on September 12, 2012, at the launch of the, then a year later was inherited by its minor successor the. Apple states that it is up to twice as fast and has up to twice the graphics power compared to its predecessor the. It is 22% smaller and draws less power than the 45 nm A5. The A6 is said to use a 1.3 GHz custom Apple-designed based, called Swift, rather than a licensed CPU from ARM like in previous designs, and an integrated 266 MHz triple-core SGX 543MP3 (GPU). The Swift core in the A6 uses a new tweaked instruction set, ARMv7s, featuring some elements of the such as support for the, and. The A6 is manufactured by Samsung on a (HKMG) 32 nm process.

Apple A6X. Main article: Apple A6X is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by, introduced at the launch of the on October 23, 2012. It is a high performance variant of the.

Apple claims the A6X has twice the CPU performance and up to twice the graphics performance of its predecessor, the. Like the A6, this SoC continues to use the dual-core Swift CPU, but it has a new quad core GPU, quad channel memory and slightly higher 1.4 GHz CPU clock rate.

It uses an integrated quad-core SGX 554MP4 (GPU) running at 300 MHz and a quad-channel. Compared to the A6 the A6X is 30% larger, but it continues to be manufactured by Samsung on a (HKMG) 32 nm process. Apple A7.

Main article: The Apple A7 is a package on package (PoP) system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by Apple. Its first appearance was in the, which was introduced on September 10, 2013. The chip would also be used in the, and.

Apple states that it is up to twice as fast and has up to twice the graphics power compared to its predecessor the Apple A6. The A7 features an Apple-designed 1.3 –1.4 GHz 64-bit dual-core CPU, called Cyclone, and an integrated GPU in a four cluster configuration. The ARMv8-A architecture doubles the number of of the A7 compared to the A6. It now has 31 general purpose registers that are each wide and 32 floating-point/ registers that are each 128-bits wide. The A7 is manufactured by Samsung on a (HKMG) process and the chip includes over 1 billion on a die 102 mm 2 in size. Apple A8.

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Main article: The Apple A8 is a package on package (PoP) system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by Apple and manufactured by TSMC. Its first appearance was in the and, which were introduced on September 9, 2014.

A year later it would drive the. Apple states that it has 25% more CPU performance and 50% more graphics performance while drawing only 50% of the power compared to its predecessor, the. The A8 features an Apple-designed 1.4 GHz 64-bit dual-core CPU, and an integrated GPU in a four cluster configuration.

The A8 is manufactured on a 20 nm process by, which replaced as the manufacturer of Apple's mobile device processors. It contains 2 billion transistors. Despite that being double the number of transistors compared to the A7, its physical size has been reduced by 13% to 89 mm 2 (consistent with a shrink only, not known to be a new microarchitecture). Apple A8X. Main article: The Apple A8X is a (SoC) designed by Apple, introduced at the launch of the on October 16, 2014.

It is a high performance variant of the. Apple states that it has 40% more CPU performance and 2.5 times the graphics performance of its predecessor, the. Unlike the A8, this SoC uses a, a new, and slightly higher 1.5 GHz CPU clock rate.

It uses an integrated octa-core GXA6850 (GPU) running at 450 MHz and a dual-channel. It's manufactured by on their 20 nm fabrication process, and consists of 3 billion. Apple A9. Main article: The Apple A11 Bionic is a (SoC), designed by It first appeared in the, iPhone 8 Plus, and which were introduced on September 12, 2017. It has two high-performance cores which are 25% faster than the and four high-efficiency cores which are 70% faster than the energy-efficient cores in the A10.

S series The Apple 'Sx' series is a family of used in the. It uses a customized that together with, and support processors for wireless connectivity, sensors and comprise a complete computer in a single package.

They are designed by Apple, and manufactured by contract manufacturers such as. Apple S1.

Main article: Used in the Apple Watch Series 3 with a dual-core processor that is 70% faster than the Apple S2. W series The Apple 'Wx' series is a series of custom made processors with focus on wireless and Bluetooth connectivity. Apple W1 The Apple W1 chip is a SoC from Apple used in their wireless and a select variety of. It maintains a connection with a computer device and decodes the audio stream that is sent to it.

Apple W2 The Apple W2 chip is a SoC from Apple used in the, integrated into the. Apple released that the implementation of the chip makes Wi-Fi 85% faster and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 50% more power efficient than the previous model's chip design. T series Apple T1 The Apple T1 chip is an SoC from Apple driving the sensor of the.

The chip operates as a secure enclave for the processing and encryption of fingerprints as well as acting as a gatekeeper to the microphone and FaceTime HD camera protecting these possible targets from potential hacking attempts. The T1 runs its own version of, separate from the CPU running. Apple T2 The Apple T2 chip is a SoC from Apple mainly serving as a secure enclave for encrypted keys in the. It gives users the ability to lock down their Mac's boot process. It also handles system functions like the camera and audio control, and manages the. T2 also delivers 'enhanced imaging processing' for the iMac Pro's camera. List of Apple processors A series Name Model no.

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