Apple A12Z Bionic
E53543
Apple A12Z Bionic is an ARM-based system-on-a-chip designed by Apple, notable for powering the 2020 iPad Pro with enhanced CPU and GPU performance for demanding mobile and creative workloads.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple A12Z Bionic canonical | 6 |
| A12Z Bionic | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ARM-based system-on-a-chip
ⓘ
mobile system-on-a-chip ⓘ |
| architecture | ARMv8-A ⓘ |
| category | Apple mobile processors ⓘ |
| CPUCoreConfiguration | 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores ⓘ |
| CPUCoreCount | 8 ⓘ |
| CPUCoreType |
Tempest efficiency cores
ⓘ
Vortex performance cores ⓘ |
| designer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| deviceClass | tablet SoC ⓘ |
| family | Apple A-series ⓘ |
| foundry | TSMC ⓘ |
| GPUCoreCount | 8 ⓘ |
| GPUType | Apple-designed integrated GPU ⓘ |
| integratedISP | yes ⓘ |
| integratedMemoryController | yes ⓘ |
| integratedNeuralEngine | yes ⓘ |
| integratedSecureEnclave | yes ⓘ |
| ISA | ARM 64-bit ⓘ |
| launchDevice |
iPad Pro (11-inch, 2nd generation)
ⓘ
iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 4th generation) ⓘ |
| launchYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| market | tablet computers ⓘ |
| memoryTypeSupport | LPDDR4X ⓘ |
| NeuralEngineCoreCount | 8 ⓘ |
| NeuralEngineUseCases |
computer vision tasks
ⓘ
machine learning acceleration ⓘ natural language processing ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
enhanced GPU performance compared to Apple A12X Bionic
ⓘ
hardware-accelerated graphics for creative apps ⓘ optimized for multitasking in iPadOS ⓘ |
| operatingSystemSupport |
iPadOS
ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
surface form:
macOS (on Developer Transition Kit)
|
| packageType | system-in-package ⓘ |
| predecessor | Apple A12X Bionic ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
creative workloads
ⓘ
mobile computing ⓘ productivity applications ⓘ |
| processNode | 7 nm ⓘ |
| successor | Apple M1 ⓘ |
| supports |
4K video editing
ⓘ
advanced camera processing ⓘ augmented reality applications ⓘ |
| supportsAPI |
Metal
ⓘ
OpenGL ES ⓘ Vulkan (via translation layers) ⓘ |
| transistorCount | 10 billion ⓘ |
| usedInDevice |
Developer Transition Kit for Apple silicon
ⓘ
surface form:
Developer Transition Kit (Apple Silicon Mac mini prototype)
iPad Pro (11-inch, 2nd generation) ⓘ iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 4th generation) ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Apple Developer Transition Kit Program
this entity surface form:
A12Z Bionic