Editing apple/ax/a12x

{{apple title|A12X Bionic}}
{{chip
|name=A12X Bionic
|no image=No
|designer=Apple
|manufacturer=TSMC
|model number=A12X Bionic
|part number=TBD
|market=Mobile
|market 2=Embedded
|first announced=October 30, 2018
|first launched=November 7, 2018
|family=Ax
|frequency=N/A
|isa=ARMv8.3
|isa family=ARM
|microarch=Vortex
|microarch 2=Tempest
|core name=Vortex
|core name 2=Tempest
|process=7 nm
|transistors=> 10,000,000,000
|technology=CMOS
|die area=~122 mm² (estimate)
|die length=N/A
|die width=N/A mm
|word size=64 bit
|core count=8
|thread count=8
|max cpus=1
|predecessor=A10X Bionic
|predecessor link=apple/ax/a10x
|successor=A13X
|successor link=apple/ax/a13x
}}
'''A12X Bionic''' is a {{arch|64}} [[hexa-core]] [[ARM]] performance mobile [[system on a chip]] introduced by [[Apple]] in late [[2018]] as a successor to the {{\\|A10X}}.

== Overview ==
[[File:apple a12 chip announcement.png|thumb|150px|right|A12 announcement]]
Fabricated on [[TSMC]] [[7 nm process]] and integrating over 10 billion [[transistors]], the A12X features four [[big cores|big]] {{apple|Vortex|l=arch}} cores <!-- operating at up to 2.4 GHz --> along with four [[little cores|little]] {{apple|Tempest|l=arch}} high-efficiency cores. Apple claims the big cores are up to 15% faster than the one in the {{\\|A11}} while being up to 40% more efficient. For the four high-efficiency cores, Apple claims up to 50% higher efficiency. All eight cores can operate concurrently. 

The A12X features an Apple-designed graphics processor that is said to deliver up to 50% higher performance as well as a [[neural processor]] capable of peak performance of 5 TOPS (int8).

== ISP ==
The A12 incorporates Apple's [[image signal processor]] (ISP), codename Petra, for camera related applications. The ISP is said to deliver faster depth engine and an improved video processor.

== Integrated Graphics ==
The A12 incorporates an Apple-designed GPU. The GPU is a seven-core design which is said to deliver 50% performance over the {{\\|A11}} in tessellation and multi-layer rendering as well as lossless memory compression.

== Neural Engine ==
The A12 chip features an improved [[neural engine]], codename Quin. Apple stated this is an 8-core design (the {{\\|A11}} featured what they called a dual-core design). The new engine is capable of performing real-time processing at 5 trillion 8-bit operations per second (up from 600 billion).

== Utilizing devices ==
* [[used by::iPad Pro 11"]]
* [[used by::iPad Pro 12.9" (3rd gen)]]

== Bibliography ==
* Apple Keynote. (October 30, 2018). Apple Special Event.
core count	8 +
core name	Vortex +, Tempest + and Chinook +
designer	Apple +
die area	122 mm² (0.189 in², 1.22 cm², 122,000,000 µm²) +
family	Ax +
first announced	October 30, 2018 +
first launched	November 7, 2018 +
full page name	apple/ax/a12x +
instance of	microprocessor +
isa	ARMv8.3 +
isa family	ARM +
ldate	November 7, 2018 +
manufacturer	TSMC +
market segment	Mobile +
max cpu count	1 +
model number	A12X Bionic +
name	A12X Bionic +
part number	T8027 +
process	7 nm (0.007 μm, 7.0e-6 mm) +
smp max ways	1 +
technology	CMOS +
thread count	8 +
transistor count	10,000,000,000 +
used by	iPad Pro 11" + and iPad Pro 12.9" (3rd gen) +
word size	64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +