Apple A12X
The Apple A12X Bionic is a 64-bit system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. It first appeared in the iPad Pro (3rd generation), announced on October 30, 2018. The A12X is an 8-core variant of the A12 (four big cores, four small cores) and Apple states that it has 35 percent faster single-core CPU performance and 90 percent faster overall CPU performance than its predecessor, the Apple A10X. The Apple A12Z Bionic is an updated version of the A12X, adding an additional GPU core, and was unveiled on March 18, 2020, as part of the iPad Pro (4th generation).
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | A12X: October 30, 2018 A12Z: March 18, 2020 |
| Discontinued | A12X: March 18, 2020 A12Z: April 20, 2021 |
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
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| Product code | APL1083 |
| Max. CPU clock rate | to 2.49 GHz |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | 128 KB instruction, 128 KB data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Mobile |
| Technology node | 7 nm |
| Microarchitecture | Vortex and Tempest |
| Instruction set | A64 – ARMv8.3-A |
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| GPU(s) | Apple-designed integrated graphics A12X: 7 core GPU |
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| History | |
| Predecessor(s) | Apple A10X |
| Successor(s) | Apple M1 |
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