Apple A12Z Bionic

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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.

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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)

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Apple silicon includesModel Apple A12Z Bionic