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A series
| Name | Model number  | 
Image | Semiconductor technology  | 
Die size | Transistor count | CPU ISA | CPU | CPU cache  | 
GPU FLOPS FP32/FP16  | 
AI accelerator | Memory bandwidth  | 
First Released | Utilizing devices  | 
Initial OS | Terminal OS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple A1 | APL0098 (S5L8900)  | 
90 nm | 72  mm2  | 
ARMv6 | 412 MHz  Single-core ARM11  | 
L1i: 16 KB L1d: 16 KB  | 
PowerVR MBX Lite  60-103 MHz (1EU, 8ALUs) (0.96-1.64 GFLOPS)  | 
N/A | LPDDR-266 Single- channel 16-bit   133 MHz (533 MB/s)  | 
June 29, 2007 | 
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iPhone OS 1.0 | iPhone OS 3.1.3 iOS 4.2.1  | ||
| Apple A2 | APL0278 (S5L8720)  | 
65 nm | 36  mm2  | 
412-533 MHz  Single-core ARM11  | 
PowerVR MBX Lite  103-133 MHz (1EU, 8ALUs) (1.64-2.12 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR-266 Single-channel 32-bit 133 MHz (1.0 GB/s)  | 
September 9, 2008 | 
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iPhone OS 2.1.1 | ||||||
| Apple A3 | APL0298 (S5L8920)  | 
71.8  mm2  | 
ARMv7 | 600 MHz  Single-core ARM (Cortex- A8)  | 
L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 256 KB  | 
PowerVR SGX535  200 MHz (2EUs, 16ALUs) (6.4 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR-400 Single-channel 32-bit 200 MHz (1.6 GB/s)  | 
June 19, 2009 | 
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iPhone OS 3.0 | iOS 6.1.6 | ||||
| APL2298 (S5L8922)  | 
45 nm | 41.6  mm2  | 
600-800 MHz  Single-core ARM (Cortex- A8)  | 
September 9, 2009 | 
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iPhone OS 3.1.1 | iOS 5.1.1 | ||||||||
| Apple A4 | APL0398 (S5L8930)  | 
53.3  mm2  | 
0.8-1.0 GHz  Single-core ARM (Cortex-A8)  | 
L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 512 KB  | 
PowerVR SGX535  200-250 MHz (2EUs, 16ALUs) (6.4-8.0 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR-400 Dual-channel 32-bit (64-bit) 200 MHz (3.2 GB/s)  | 
April 3, 2010 | 
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iPhone OS 3.2 | iOS 5.1.1 iOS 6.1.6 iOS 7.1.2  | |||||
| Apple A5 | APL0498 (S5L8940)  | 
122.2  mm2  | 
0.8-1.0 GHz  Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore  | 
L1i: 32 KB L1d: 32 KB L2: 1 MB  | 
PowerVR SGX543MP2  (Dual-core) 200 MHz (4EUs, 32ALUs) (12.8 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR2-800 Dual-channel 32-bit (64-bit) 400 MHz (6.4 GB/s)  | 
March 11, 2011 | 
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iOS 4.3 | iOS 9.3.5 iOS 9.3.6  | |||||
| APL2498 (S5L8942)  | 
32 nm Hκ MG  | 
69.6  mm2  | 
0.8-1.0 GHz  Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore (one core locked in Apple TV)  | 
March 7, 2012 | 
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iOS 5.1 | |||||||||
| APL7498 (S5L8947)  | 
37.8  mm2  | 
1.0 GHz  Single-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore (single-core redesign from A5 dual-core)  | 
January 28, 2013 | 
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iOS 6.1 | iOS 8.4.6 | |||||||||
| Apple A5X | APL5498 (S5L8945)  | 
45 nm | 165  mm2  | 
1.0 GHz  Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A9) MPCore  | 
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (Quad-core) 200 MHz (8EUs, 64ALUs) (25.6 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR2-800 Quad-channel 32-bit (128-bit) 400 MHz (12.8 GB/s) | March 16, 2012 | 
  | 
iOS 5.1 | iOS 9.3.5 iOS 9.3.6  | |||||
| Apple A6 | APL0598 (S5L8950)  | 
32 nm Hκ MG  | 
96.71  mm2  | 
ARMv7s | 1.3 GHz  Dual-core Swift  | 
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3-core) 266 MHz (6EUs, 48ALUs) (68.0 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR2-1066 Dual-channel 32-bit (64-bit) 533 MHz (8.5 GB/s) | September 21, 2012 | 
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iOS 6.0 | iOS 10.3.3 iOS 10.3.4  | ||||
| Apple A6X | APL5598 (S5L8955)  | 
123  mm2  | 
1.4 GHz  Dual-core Swift  | 
PowerVR SGX554MP4 (Quad-core) 300 MHz (16EUs, 128ALUs) (76.8 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR2-1066 Quad-channel 32-bit (128-bit) 533 MHz (17.1 GB/s) | November 2, 2012 | 
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| Apple A7 | APL0698 (S5L8960X)  | 
28 nm Hκ MG  | 
102  mm2  | 
≈1 billion | ARMv8.0-A | 1.3 GHz   Dual-core Cyclone  | 
L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 1 MB L3: 4 MB (inclusive)  | 
PowerVR G6430 (Quad-core)  450 MHz (16EUs, 128ALUs) (115.2 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR3-1600 Single-channel 64-bit 800 MHz (12.8 GB/s) | September 20, 2013 | 
  | 
iOS 7.0 | iOS 12.5.5 | ||
| APL5698 (S5L8965)  | 
1.4 GHz   Dual-core Cyclone  | 
November 1, 2013 | 
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iOS 7.0.3 | |||||||||||
| Apple A8 | APL1011 (T7000)  | 
20 nm (TSMC)  | 
89  mm2  | 
~2 billion | 1.38 GHz (1.1 GHz iPod Touch) Dual-core Typhoon  | 
PowerVR GXA6450 (Quad-core)  533 MHz (16EUs, 128ALUs) (136.4 GFLOPS)  | 
September 19, 2014 | 
  | 
iOS 8.0 tvOS 9.0 audioOS 11.0  | 
iOS 12.5.5 current  | |||||
| Apple A8X | APL1012 (T7001)  | 
128  mm2  | 
~3 billion | 1.5 GHz  Triple-core Typhoon  | 
L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 2 MB L3: 4 MB  | 
PowerVR GXA6850  (8-core) 450 MHz (32EUs, 256ALUs) (230.4 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR3-1600 Dual-channel 64-bit (128-bit) 800 MHz (25.6 GB/s)  | 
October 22, 2014 | 
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iOS 8.1 | current | ||||
| Apple A9 | APL0898 (S5L8980) (S8000)  | 
14 nm FinFET (Samsung)  | 
96  mm2  | 
>2 billion | 1.85 GHz  Dual-core Twister  | 
L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: 4 MB (Victim)  | 
PowerVR GT7600  (6-core) 650 MHz (24EUs, 192ALUs) (249.6 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR4-3200 Single-channel 64-bit 1600 MHz (25.6 GB/s) | September 25, 2015 | 
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iOS 9.0 | ||||
| APL1022 (S8003)  | 
16 nm FinFET (TSMC)  | 
104.5  mm2  | |||||||||||||
| Apple A9X | APL1021 (S8001)  | 
143.9  mm2  | 
>3 billion | 2.16-2.26 GHz  Dual-core Twister  | 
L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: none  | 
PowerVR GTA7850 (12-core) 650 MHz  (48EUs, 384ALUs) (500 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR4-3200 Dual-channel  64-bit (128-bit) 1600 MHz (51.2 GB/s)  | 
November 11, 2015 | 
 
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iOS 9.1 | |||||
| Apple A10 Fusion | APL1W24 (T8010)  | 
125  mm2  | 
3.3 billion | ARMv8.1-A | ARM big.LITTLE  2.34 GHz (2× Hurricane) + 1.1 GHz (2× Zephyr) (Quad-core overall)  | 
L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 3 MB L3: 4 MB  | 
PowerVR GT7600 Plus (6-core) 900 MHz  (24EUs, 192ALUs)  | 
LPDDR4-3200 Single-channel 64-bit 1600 MHz (25.6 GB/s) | September 16, 2016 | 
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iOS 10.0 | ||||
| Apple A10X Fusion | APL1071 (T8011)  | 
10 nm FinFET (TSMC) | 96.4  mm2  | 
4 billion | 2.36 GHz  (3× Hurricane) + 1.3 GHz (3× Zephyr) (6-core overall)  | 
L1i: 64 KB L1d: 64 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none SLC: 4MB  | 
PowerVR GT7600 Plus (12-core)  1000 MHz  (48EUs, 384ALUs) (768 GFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR4-3200 Dual-channel 64-bit (128-bit) 1600 MHz (51.2 GB/s) | June 13, 2017 | 
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iOS 10.3.2 tvOS 11.0  | ||||
| Apple A11 Bionic | APL1W72 | 87.66  mm2  | 
4.3 billion | ARMv8.2-A | 2.39 GHz (2× Monsoon)  + 1.19 GHz (4× Mistral) (6-core overall)  | 
Apple-designed (Triple-core)  1066 MHz (24EUs, 192ALUs) (409.3 GFLOPS)  | 
Neural Engine (Dual-core) 600 GOPS | LPDDR4X-4266 Single-channel 64-bit 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s) | September 22, 2017 | 
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iOS 11.0 | ||||
| Apple A12 Bionic | APL1W81 | 7 nm FinFET (TSMC N7) | 83.27  mm2  | 
6.9 billion | ARMv8.3-A | 2.49 GHz (2× Vortex)  + 1.59 GHz (4× Tempest) (6-core overall)  | 
L1i: 128 KB L1d: 128 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none SLC: 8MB  | 
Apple-designed (Quad-core)  1125 MHz (32EUs, 256ALUs) (576.0 GFLOPS)  | 
Neural Engine (Octa-core) 5 TOPS | September 21, 2018 | 
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iOS 12.0 tvOS 14.5  | |||
| Apple A12X Bionic | APL1083 | 135  mm2  | 
10 billion | 2.49 GHz (4× Vortex)  + 1.59 GHz (4× Tempest) (8-core overall)  | 
Apple-designed  (7-core) 1340 MHz (56EUs, 448ALUs) (1.20 TFLOPS)  | 
LPDDR4X-4266 Dual-channel 64-bit (128-bit) 2133 MHz (68.2 GB/s) | November 7, 2018 | 
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iOS 12.1 | ||||||
| Apple A12Z Bionic | Apple-designed  (8-core) 1340 MHz (64EUs, 512ALUs) (1.37 TFLOPS)  | 
March 25, 2020 | 
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iPadOS 13.4 | |||||||||||
| June 22, 2020 | 
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macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1 | macOS Big Sur 11.3 Beta 2 | ||||||||||||
| Apple A13 Bionic | APL1W85 | 7 nm FinFET (TSMC N7P) | 98.48  mm2  | 
8.5 billion | ARMv8.4-A | 2.65 GHz (2x Lightning)  + 1.8 GHz (4x Thunder) (6-core overall)  | 
L1i: 128 KB L1d: 128 KB L2: 8 MB L3: none SLC: 16MB  | 
Apple-designed (quad-core)  1350 MHz (32EUs, 256ALUs) (691.2 GFLOPS)  | 
Neural Engine (Octa-core) 5.5 TOPS | LPDDR4X-4266 Single-channel (64-bit) 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s) | September 20, 2019 | 
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iOS 13.0 | Current | |
| Apple A14 Bionic | APL1W01 | 5 nm FinFET (TSMC N5) | 88 mm2  | 
11.8 billion | ARMv8.5-A | 3.0 GHz (2x Firestorm)  + 1.8 GHz (4x Icestorm) (6-core overall)  | 
L1i: 192 KB L1d: 128 KB L2: 8 MB L2: 4 MB L3: none SLC: 16MB  | 
Apple-designed (Quad-core)  1.0 GHz (64EUs, 512ALUs) (1.0 TFLOPS)  | 
Neural Engine  (16-core) 11 TOPS  | 
October 23, 2020 | 
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iOS 14.0 | |||
| Apple A15 Bionic | APL1W07 | 5 nm FinFET (TSMC N5P) | 107.6 mm2  | 
15 billion | 2.93-3.23 GHz (2x Avalanche)  + 2.0 GHz (4x Blizzard) (6-core overall)  | 
L1i: 192 KB L1d: 128 KB L2: 12 MB L2: 4 MB L3: none SLC: 32 MB  | 
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Neural Engine (16-core) 15.8 TOPS | September 24, 2021 | 
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iOS 15.0 | ||||
| Name | Model number  | 
Image | Semiconductor technology  | 
Die size | Transistor count | CPU ISA | CPU | CPU cache  | 
GPU FLOPS FP32/FP16  | 
AI accelerator | Memory bandwidth  | 
First Released | Utilizing devices  | 
Initial OS | Terminal OS |