Apple A10
The Apple A10 Fusion is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC), designed by Apple Inc. and manufactured by TSMC. It first appeared in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus which were introduced on September 7, 2016, and is used in the sixth generation iPad, seventh generation iPad, and seventh generation iPod Touch. The A10 is the first Apple-designed quad-core SoC, with two high-performance cores and two energy-efficient cores. Apple states that it has 40% greater CPU performance and 50% greater graphics performance compared to its predecessor, the Apple A9. The Apple T2 chip is based on the A10. On May 10, 2022, the iPod Touch 7th generation was discontinued, ending production of A10 Fusion chips. The latest software updates for the iPhone 7 & 7 Plus including the iPod Touch 7th generation variants systems using this chip are iOS 15.8.2, released on March 5, 2024, as they were discontinued with the release of iOS 16 in 2022, while updates for the iPad (6th & 7th generation) variants systems using this chip are still supported.
| General information | |
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| Launched | September 7, 2016 |
| Discontinued | May 10, 2022 |
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
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| Product code | APL1W24 |
| Max. CPU clock rate | to 2.34 GHz |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | Per core: 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data |
| L2 cache | 3 MB shared |
| L3 cache | 4 MB shared |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Mobile |
| Technology node | 16FFC nm |
| Microarchitecture | "Hurricane" and "Zephyr" |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A: A64, A32, T32 |
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| GPU(s) | Custom PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus (hexa-core, internal name - Apple G9) |
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| History | |
| Predecessor(s) | Apple A9 |
| Successor(s) | Apple A11 |