Apple A8
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Apple A8 is a 64-bit ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple Inc. that powered devices like the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, offering improved performance and energy efficiency over its predecessor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple A8X | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | system-on-a-chip ⓘ |
| announcementDate | 2014-09-09 ⓘ |
| architecture | 64-bit ⓘ |
| category | mobile SoC ⓘ |
| clockSpeed | 1.4 GHz ⓘ |
| coreCount | 2 ⓘ |
| cpuCoreName | Cyclone (second generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| family | Apple Ax series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
improved energy efficiency over Apple A7
ⓘ
improved performance over Apple A7 ⓘ |
| firstUsedInDevice | iPhone 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gpu | PowerVR GX6450 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gpuCoreCount | 4 ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
audio processor
ⓘ
cache memory ⓘ image signal processor ⓘ memory controller ⓘ video decoder ⓘ video encoder ⓘ |
| instructionSetArchitecture | ARMv8-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturedBy | TSMC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedWithDevice |
iPhone 6
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iPhone 6 Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoryTypeSupported | LPDDR3 ⓘ |
| packageType | PoP (package on package) ⓘ |
| predecessor | Apple A7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processNode | 20 nm ⓘ |
| successor | Apple A9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
ARM NEON
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ARMv8-A cryptographic extensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetDeviceType |
set-top box
ⓘ
smartphone ⓘ tablet ⓘ |
| transistorCount | approximately 2 billion ⓘ |
| usedInDevice |
Apple TV (4th generation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iPad mini 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ iPhone 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ iPhone 6 Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ iPod touch (6th generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordSize | 64-bit ⓘ |
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Apple A8X