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'''Ax''' is a family of high-performance {{arch|32}} and {{arch|64}} [[ARM]] system on chips designed by [[Apple]] exclusively for their consumer products.
 
'''Ax''' is a family of high-performance {{arch|32}} and {{arch|64}} [[ARM]] system on chips designed by [[Apple]] exclusively for their consumer products.
  
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
Since the introduction of the original iPhone in [[2007]], Apple has been developing a series of chips designed exclusively for their own consumer products. Those system on chips are found in all iPhones, iPods Touch, iPads, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches. While initial models used [[IP cores]] licensed from [[ARM Holdings]], since the introduction of the {{\|A6}} in 2012, Apple has been developing their own [[microarchitecture]] for their chips which have become considerably more powerful than other [[ARM]]-based [[microprocessors]].
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Since the introduction of the original iPhone in [[2007]], Apple has been developing a series of chips designed exclusively for their own consumer products. Those system on chips are found in all iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches. While initial models used [[IP cores]] licensed from [[ARM Holdings]], since the introduction of the {{\|A6}} in 2012, Apple has been developing their own [[microarchitecture]] for their chips which have become considerably more powerful than other [[ARM]]-based [[microprocessors]].
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=== Analysis ===
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==== Die size comparison ====
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<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center;">[[File:apple ax.svg|1050px]]</div>
  
 
== Members ==
 
== Members ==
{{empty section}}
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{{collist
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| count = 4
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|
 +
* {{\|A4}} (Cortex-A8)
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* {{\|A5}} • {{\|A5X}} (Cortex-A9)
 +
* {{\|A6}} • {{\|A6X}} (Swift)
 +
* {{\|A7}} (Cyclone)
 +
* {{\|A8}} • {{\|A8X}} (Typhoon)
 +
* {{\|A9}} • {{\|A9X}} (Twister)
 +
* {{\|A10}} Fusion • {{\|A10X}} (Hurricane)
 +
* {{\|A11}} Bionic (Monsoon)
 +
* {{\|A12}} Bionic (Vortex)
 +
**{{\|A12X}} • {{\|A12Z}}
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* {{\|A13}} Bionic (Lightning)
 +
* {{\|A14}} Bionic (Firestorm)
 +
* {{\|A15}} Bionic (Avalanche)
 +
* {{\|A16}} Bionic (Everest Gen 1)
 +
* {{\|A17 Pro}} (Everest Gen 2)
 +
* {{\|A18}} • {{\|A18 Pro}} (Everest Gen 3)
 +
}}
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 +
=== Mobile processors ===
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
 +
|-
 +
! Model
 +
! CPU
 +
! GPU
 +
! NPU
 +
! RAM
 +
! Catalog number
 +
! Process
 +
! Release date
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A18 Pro]]
 +
| 2x Everest @4.05GHz<br>4x Sawtooth @2.42GHz
 +
| Proprietary (hexa-core)<br>(2227 GFLOPS)
 +
| 16x Neural Engine<br>(35 TOPS)
 +
| LPDDR5x-7500 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @3750MHz <br>(60GB/s)
 +
| APL1V07
 +
| [[TSMC]] N3E<br>[[3 nm]]
 +
| 2024/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A18]]
 +
| 2x Everest @4.05GHz<br>4x Sawtooth @2.42GHz
 +
| Proprietary <br>(penta-core)<br>(1789 GFLOPS)
 +
| 16x Neural Engine<br>(35 TOPS)
 +
| LPDDR5x-7500 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @3750MHz <br>(60GB/s)
 +
| APL1V08
 +
| "3 nm"<br>TSMC N3E
 +
| 2024/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A17]]
 +
| 2x Everest @3.78GHz <br>4x Sawtooth @2.11GHz
 +
| (2147 GFLOPS)<br>Proprietary (hexa-core)
 +
| (35 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @3200MHz <br>(51.2GB/s)
 +
| APL1V02
 +
| "3 nm"<br>TSMC N3B
 +
| 2023/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A16]]
 +
| 2x Everest @3.46GHz <br>4x Sawtooth @2.02GHz
 +
| (1789 GFLOPS)<br>Proprietary (penta-core)
 +
| (17 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @3200MHz <br>(51.2GB/s)
 +
| APL1W10
 +
| "4 nm"<br>TSMC N4P
 +
| 2022/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A15]]
 +
| 2x Avalanche @3.24GHz <br>4x Blizzard @2.0GHz
 +
| (1712 GFLOPS)<br>Proprietary (penta-core)
 +
| (15.8 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR4X-4266 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @2133MHz <br>(34.1GB/s)
 +
| APL1W07
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5P
 +
| 2021/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A14]]
 +
| 2x Firestorm @3.0GHz <br>4x Icestorm
 +
| (748.8 GFLOPS)<br>Proprietary (quad-core)
 +
| (11 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR4X-4266 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @2133MHz <br>(34.1GB/s)
 +
| APL1W87
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5
 +
| 2020/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A13]]
 +
| 2x Lightning @2.65GHz <br>4x Thunder @1.8GHz
 +
| (806 GFLOPS)<br>Proprietary (quad-core)
 +
| (6 TOPS)<br>8x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR4X-4266 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @2133MHz <br>(34.1GB/s)
 +
| APL1W85
 +
| "7 nm"<br>TSMC N7P
 +
| 2019/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A12]]
 +
| 2x Vortex @2.5GHz <br>4x Tempest @1.6GHz
 +
| (576 GFLOPS)<br>4x Apple G11P
 +
| (5 TOPS)<br>8x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR4X-4266 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @2133 MHz <br>(34.1GB/s)
 +
| APL1W81
 +
| "7 nm"<br>TSMC N7
 +
| 2018/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A11]]
 +
| 2x Monsoon @2.4GHz<br> 4x Mistral
 +
| (408 GFLOPS)<br>Proprietary (tri-core)
 +
| (600 BOPS)<br>2x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR4X-4266 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @2133MHz <br>(34.1GB/s)
 +
| APL1W72
 +
| "10 nm"<br>TSMC FinFET
 +
| 2017/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A10]]
 +
| 2x Hurricane @2.34GHz <br>2x Zephyr @1.05GHz
 +
| (345.6 GFLOPS)<br>6x PowerVR GT7600 Plus @900MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR4-3200 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @1600MHz <br>(25.6GB/s)
 +
| APL1W24
 +
| "16 nm"<br>TSMC 16FFC
 +
| 2016/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A9]]
 +
| 2x Twister @1.85GHz
 +
| (249.6 GFLOPS)<br>6x PowerVR <br>GT7600 @650MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR4-3200 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit <br>@1600MHz <br>(25.6GB/s)
 +
| APL0898<br>APL1022
 +
| "14 nm" Samsung<br>"16 nm" TSMC
 +
| 2015/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A8]]
 +
| 2x Apple Typhoon @1.5GHz
 +
| (136.5 GFLOPS)<br>4x PowerVR <br>GXA6450 @533MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR3-1600 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @800MHz <br>(12.8GB/s)
 +
| APL1011
 +
| "20 nm"<br>TSMC
 +
| 2014/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A7]]
 +
| 2x Cyclone @1.3GHz
 +
| (115.2 GFLOPS)<br>4x PowerVR <br>G6430 @450MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR3-1600 <br>single-channel <br>64-bit @800MHz <br>(12.8GB/s)
 +
| APL0698 / APL5698<br>S5L8960X
 +
| "28 nm"<br>Samsung HKMG
 +
| 2013/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A6]]
 +
| 2x Swift @1.3GHz
 +
| (25 GFLOPS)<br>3x PowerVR <br>SGX543 @266MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDRR2-1066 <br>dual-channel <br>32-bit @533MHz <br>(8.5GB/s)
 +
| APL0598<br>S5L8950X
 +
| "32 nm"<br>Samsung HKMG
 +
| 2012/09
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A5]]
 +
| 2x ARM Cortex-A9 @1.0GHz
 +
| (12.8 GFLOPS)<br>2x PowerVR <br>SGX543 @200MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR2-800 <br>dual-channel <br>32-bit @400MHz <br>(6.4GB/s)
 +
| APL0498 / APL2498<br>S5L8940X
 +
| "45 nm" Samsung<br>"32 nm" Samsung HKMG
 +
| 2011/03<br>2012/03
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A4]]
 +
| 1x ARM Cortex-A8 @1.0GHz
 +
| PowerVR SGX535
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR-400 <br>dual-channel <br>32-bit @200MHz <br>(3.2GB/s)
 +
| APL0398<br>S5L8930X
 +
| "45 nm"<br>Samsung
 +
| 2010/04
 +
|-
 +
! Model
 +
! CPU
 +
! GPU
 +
! NPU
 +
! RAM
 +
! Catalog name
 +
! Lithography
 +
! Release date
 +
|}
 +
 
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=== Tablet processors ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
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|-
 +
! Model
 +
! CPU
 +
! GPU
 +
! NPU
 +
! RAM
 +
! Modem
 +
! Catalog number
 +
! Lithography
 +
! Release date
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A12X]]
 +
| 4x Vortex @ 2.49 GHz <br>4x Tempest
 +
| (1200 GFLOPs)<br>Proprietary <br>(hexa/octa-core)
 +
| (6 TOPS)<br>8x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR4X-4266 <br>dual-channel <br>64-bit @2133MHz <br>(68.2GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1083
 +
| "7 nm"<br />TSMC N7
 +
| 2018/10
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A10X]]
 +
| 3x Hurricane @2.36GHz <br>3x Zephyr
 +
| (768 GFLOPs)<br>12x PowerVR <br>GT7500 Plus @900MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR4-3200 <br>dual-channel <br>64-bit @1600MHz <br>(51.2GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1071
 +
| "10 nm"<br>TSMC 10FF
 +
| 2017/06
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A9X]]
 +
| 2x Twister @2.26GHz
 +
| (345.6 GFLOPs)<br>12x PowerVR <br>GTA7850 @650MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR4-3200 <br>dual-channel <br>64-bit @1600MHz <br>(51.2GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1021
 +
| "16 nm"<br>TSMC 16FF
 +
| 2015/11
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A8X]]
 +
| 3x Typhoon @1.5GHz
 +
| (230.4 GFLOPs) <br>8x PowerVR <br>GXA6850 @450MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR3-1600 <br>dual-channel <br>64-bit @800MHz <br>(25.6GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1012
 +
| "20 nm"<br>TSMC 20
 +
| 2014/10
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A6X]]
 +
| 2x Swift @1.4GHz
 +
| (68.1 GFLOPs)<br>4x PowerVR <br>SGX554 @266MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR2-1066 <br>quad-channel <br>32-bit @533MHz <br>(17.1GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL5598
 +
| "32 nm"<br>Samsung 32 HKMG
 +
| 2012/10
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple A5X]]
 +
| 2x ARM Cortex-A9 @1.0GHz
 +
| (25 GFLOPs)<br>4x PowerVR <br>SGX543 @200MHz
 +
|
 +
| LPDDR2-800 <br>quad-channel <br>32-bit @400MHz <br>(12.8GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL5498
 +
| "45 nm"<br>Samsung 45
 +
| 2012/03
 +
|-
 +
! Model
 +
! CPU
 +
! GPU
 +
! NPU
 +
! RAM
 +
! Modem
 +
! Catalog name
 +
! Lithography
 +
! Release date
 +
|}
 +
 
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=== PC processors ===
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 +
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
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|-
 +
! Model
 +
! CPU
 +
! GPU
 +
! NPU
 +
! RAM
 +
! Modem
 +
! Catalog number
 +
! Lithography
 +
! Release date
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M4]]
 +
| 4x Everest @4.4GHz <br>6x Sawtooth @2.85GHz
 +
| (3.7 TFLOPS)<br>Proprietary <br>(10 cores)
 +
| (38 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5x-7500 <br>128-bit @3750MHz <br>(120GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1206
 +
| "3 nm"<br>TSMC N3E
 +
| 2024/05
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M3 Max]]
 +
| 14x/16x Everest @4.05GHz <br>4x Sawtooth @2.75GHz
 +
| (10.6/14.1 TFLOPS)<br>Proprietary <br>(30/40 cores)
 +
| (18 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>384/512-bit <br>@3200MHz <br>(307.2/409.6GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1201
 +
| "3 nm"<br>TSMC N3B
 +
| 2023/10
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M3 Pro]]
 +
| 5x/6x Everest @4.05GHz <br>6x Sawtooth @2.75GHz
 +
| (4.9/6.4 TFLOPS)<br>Proprietary <br>(14/18 cores)
 +
| (18 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>192-bit @3200MHz <br>(153.6GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1201
 +
| "3 nm"<br>TSMC N3B
 +
| 2023/10
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M3]]
 +
| 4x Everest @4.05GHz <br>4x Sawtooth @2.75GHz
 +
| (2.8 TFLOPS)<br>Proprietary <br>(8/10 cores)
 +
| (18 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>128-bit @3200MHz <br>(102.4GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1201
 +
| "3 nm"<br>TSMC N3B
 +
| 2023/10
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M2 Ultra]]
 +
| 16x Avalanche <br>8x Blizzard
 +
| (27.19 TFLOPS)<br>Proprietary <br>(60/76 cores)
 +
| (31.6 TOPS)<br>32x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>1024-bit @3200MHz <br>(800GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
|
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5P
 +
| 2023/06
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M2 Max]]
 +
| 8x Avalanche <br>4x Blizzard
 +
| (13.59 TFLOPS)<br>Proprietary <br>(38 cores)
 +
| (15.8 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>512-bit @3200MHz <br>(400GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| T6021
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5P
 +
| 2023/01
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M2 Pro]]
 +
| 8x Avalanche <br>4x Blizzard
 +
| (6.79 TFLOPS)<br>Proprietary <br>(19 cores)
 +
| (15.8 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>256-bit @3200MHz <br>(200GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| T6020
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5P
 +
| 2023/01
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M2]]
 +
| 4x Avalanche <br>4x Blizzard
 +
| (3.6 TFLOPs)<br>Proprietary <br>(10 cores)
 +
| (15.8 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>128-bit @3200MHz <br>(100GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1109
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5P
 +
| 2022/06
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M1 Ultra]]
 +
| 16x Firestorm <br>4x Icestorm
 +
| (21 TFLOPs)<br>Proprietary <br>(64 cores)
 +
| (22 TOPS)<br>32x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>1024-bit @3200MHz <br>(800GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1W06
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5
 +
| 2022/03
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M1 Max]]
 +
| 8x Firestorm <br>2x Icestorm
 +
| (10.4 TFLOPs)<br>Proprietary <br>(32 cores)
 +
| (11 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>512-bit @3200MHz <br>(400GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1105
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5
 +
| 2021/10
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M1 Pro]]
 +
| 8x Firestorm <br>2x Icestorm
 +
| (5.2 TFLOPs)<br>Proprietary <br>(16 cores)
 +
| (11 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR5-6400 <br>256-bit @3200MHz <br>(200GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1103
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5
 +
| 2021/10
 +
|-
 +
| [[Apple M1]]
 +
| 4x Firestorm @3.2GHz <br>4x Icestorm
 +
| (2.6 TFLOPs)<br>Proprietary <br>(octa-core)
 +
| (11 TOPS)<br>16x Neural Engine
 +
| LPDDR4X-4266 <br>dual-channel <br>64-bit @2133MHz <br>(68.2GB/s)
 +
| ''not available''
 +
| APL1102
 +
| "5 nm"<br>TSMC N5
 +
| 2020/11
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|-
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! Model
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! CPU
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! GPU
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! NPU
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! RAM
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! Modem
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! Catalog name
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! Lithography
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! Release date
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|}
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* Qualcomm's {{qualcomm|Snapdragon}}
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* [[HiSilicon]]
* Intel's {{intel|Atom}}
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* [[Intel]] • {{intel|Atom}}
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* [[MediaTek]] • {{mediatek|Helio}}
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* [[Qualcomm]] • {{qualcomm|Snapdragon 8}}
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* [[Samsung]]
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== References ==
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[[Category:apple]]

Latest revision as of 20:00, 31 March 2025

Apple Ax
Developer Apple, ARM Holdings
Manufacturer Samsung, TSMC
Type System on Chips
Architecture High-performance ARM SoCs
ISA ARM
Word size 32 bit
4 octets
8 nibbles
, 64 bit
8 octets
16 nibbles
Process 45 nm
0.045 μm
4.5e-5 mm
, 32 nm
0.032 μm
3.2e-5 mm
, 28 nm
0.028 μm
2.8e-5 mm
, 20 nm
0.02 μm
2.0e-5 mm
, 16 nm
0.016 μm
1.6e-5 mm
, 14 nm
0.014 μm
1.4e-5 mm
, 10 nm
0.01 μm
1.0e-5 mm
, 7 nm
0.007 μm
7.0e-6 mm
, 5 nm
0.005 μm
5.0e-6 mm
Technology CMOS
Clock 800 MHz-3.1 GHz

Ax is a family of high-performance 32-bit and 64-bit ARM system on chips designed by Apple exclusively for their consumer products.

Overview[edit]

Since the introduction of the original iPhone in 2007, Apple has been developing a series of chips designed exclusively for their own consumer products. Those system on chips are found in all iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches. While initial models used IP cores licensed from ARM Holdings, since the introduction of the A6 in 2012, Apple has been developing their own microarchitecture for their chips which have become considerably more powerful than other ARM-based microprocessors.

Analysis[edit]

Die size comparison[edit]

apple ax.svg

Members[edit]

Mobile processors[edit]

Model CPU GPU NPU RAM Catalog number Process Release date
Apple A18 Pro 2x Everest @4.05GHz
4x Sawtooth @2.42GHz
Proprietary (hexa-core)
(2227 GFLOPS)
16x Neural Engine
(35 TOPS)
LPDDR5x-7500
single-channel
64-bit @3750MHz
(60GB/s)
APL1V07 TSMC N3E
3 nm
2024/09
Apple A18 2x Everest @4.05GHz
4x Sawtooth @2.42GHz
Proprietary
(penta-core)
(1789 GFLOPS)
16x Neural Engine
(35 TOPS)
LPDDR5x-7500
single-channel
64-bit @3750MHz
(60GB/s)
APL1V08 "3 nm"
TSMC N3E
2024/09
Apple A17 2x Everest @3.78GHz
4x Sawtooth @2.11GHz
(2147 GFLOPS)
Proprietary (hexa-core)
(35 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
single-channel
64-bit @3200MHz
(51.2GB/s)
APL1V02 "3 nm"
TSMC N3B
2023/09
Apple A16 2x Everest @3.46GHz
4x Sawtooth @2.02GHz
(1789 GFLOPS)
Proprietary (penta-core)
(17 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
single-channel
64-bit @3200MHz
(51.2GB/s)
APL1W10 "4 nm"
TSMC N4P
2022/09
Apple A15 2x Avalanche @3.24GHz
4x Blizzard @2.0GHz
(1712 GFLOPS)
Proprietary (penta-core)
(15.8 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR4X-4266
single-channel
64-bit @2133MHz
(34.1GB/s)
APL1W07 "5 nm"
TSMC N5P
2021/09
Apple A14 2x Firestorm @3.0GHz
4x Icestorm
(748.8 GFLOPS)
Proprietary (quad-core)
(11 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR4X-4266
single-channel
64-bit @2133MHz
(34.1GB/s)
APL1W87 "5 nm"
TSMC N5
2020/09
Apple A13 2x Lightning @2.65GHz
4x Thunder @1.8GHz
(806 GFLOPS)
Proprietary (quad-core)
(6 TOPS)
8x Neural Engine
LPDDR4X-4266
single-channel
64-bit @2133MHz
(34.1GB/s)
APL1W85 "7 nm"
TSMC N7P
2019/09
Apple A12 2x Vortex @2.5GHz
4x Tempest @1.6GHz
(576 GFLOPS)
4x Apple G11P
(5 TOPS)
8x Neural Engine
LPDDR4X-4266
single-channel
64-bit @2133 MHz
(34.1GB/s)
APL1W81 "7 nm"
TSMC N7
2018/09
Apple A11 2x Monsoon @2.4GHz
4x Mistral
(408 GFLOPS)
Proprietary (tri-core)
(600 BOPS)
2x Neural Engine
LPDDR4X-4266
single-channel
64-bit @2133MHz
(34.1GB/s)
APL1W72 "10 nm"
TSMC FinFET
2017/09
Apple A10 2x Hurricane @2.34GHz
2x Zephyr @1.05GHz
(345.6 GFLOPS)
6x PowerVR GT7600 Plus @900MHz
LPDDR4-3200
single-channel
64-bit @1600MHz
(25.6GB/s)
APL1W24 "16 nm"
TSMC 16FFC
2016/09
Apple A9 2x Twister @1.85GHz (249.6 GFLOPS)
6x PowerVR
GT7600 @650MHz
LPDDR4-3200
single-channel
64-bit
@1600MHz
(25.6GB/s)
APL0898
APL1022
"14 nm" Samsung
"16 nm" TSMC
2015/09
Apple A8 2x Apple Typhoon @1.5GHz (136.5 GFLOPS)
4x PowerVR
GXA6450 @533MHz
LPDDR3-1600
single-channel
64-bit @800MHz
(12.8GB/s)
APL1011 "20 nm"
TSMC
2014/09
Apple A7 2x Cyclone @1.3GHz (115.2 GFLOPS)
4x PowerVR
G6430 @450MHz
LPDDR3-1600
single-channel
64-bit @800MHz
(12.8GB/s)
APL0698 / APL5698
S5L8960X
"28 nm"
Samsung HKMG
2013/09
Apple A6 2x Swift @1.3GHz (25 GFLOPS)
3x PowerVR
SGX543 @266MHz
LPDRR2-1066
dual-channel
32-bit @533MHz
(8.5GB/s)
APL0598
S5L8950X
"32 nm"
Samsung HKMG
2012/09
Apple A5 2x ARM Cortex-A9 @1.0GHz (12.8 GFLOPS)
2x PowerVR
SGX543 @200MHz
LPDDR2-800
dual-channel
32-bit @400MHz
(6.4GB/s)
APL0498 / APL2498
S5L8940X
"45 nm" Samsung
"32 nm" Samsung HKMG
2011/03
2012/03
Apple A4 1x ARM Cortex-A8 @1.0GHz PowerVR SGX535 LPDDR-400
dual-channel
32-bit @200MHz
(3.2GB/s)
APL0398
S5L8930X
"45 nm"
Samsung
2010/04
Model CPU GPU NPU RAM Catalog name Lithography Release date

Tablet processors[edit]

Model CPU GPU NPU RAM Modem Catalog number Lithography Release date
Apple A12X 4x Vortex @ 2.49 GHz
4x Tempest
(1200 GFLOPs)
Proprietary
(hexa/octa-core)
(6 TOPS)
8x Neural Engine
LPDDR4X-4266
dual-channel
64-bit @2133MHz
(68.2GB/s)
not available APL1083 "7 nm"
TSMC N7
2018/10
Apple A10X 3x Hurricane @2.36GHz
3x Zephyr
(768 GFLOPs)
12x PowerVR
GT7500 Plus @900MHz
LPDDR4-3200
dual-channel
64-bit @1600MHz
(51.2GB/s)
not available APL1071 "10 nm"
TSMC 10FF
2017/06
Apple A9X 2x Twister @2.26GHz (345.6 GFLOPs)
12x PowerVR
GTA7850 @650MHz
LPDDR4-3200
dual-channel
64-bit @1600MHz
(51.2GB/s)
not available APL1021 "16 nm"
TSMC 16FF
2015/11
Apple A8X 3x Typhoon @1.5GHz (230.4 GFLOPs)
8x PowerVR
GXA6850 @450MHz
LPDDR3-1600
dual-channel
64-bit @800MHz
(25.6GB/s)
not available APL1012 "20 nm"
TSMC 20
2014/10
Apple A6X 2x Swift @1.4GHz (68.1 GFLOPs)
4x PowerVR
SGX554 @266MHz
LPDDR2-1066
quad-channel
32-bit @533MHz
(17.1GB/s)
not available APL5598 "32 nm"
Samsung 32 HKMG
2012/10
Apple A5X 2x ARM Cortex-A9 @1.0GHz (25 GFLOPs)
4x PowerVR
SGX543 @200MHz
LPDDR2-800
quad-channel
32-bit @400MHz
(12.8GB/s)
not available APL5498 "45 nm"
Samsung 45
2012/03
Model CPU GPU NPU RAM Modem Catalog name Lithography Release date

PC processors[edit]

Model CPU GPU NPU RAM Modem Catalog number Lithography Release date
Apple M4 4x Everest @4.4GHz
6x Sawtooth @2.85GHz
(3.7 TFLOPS)
Proprietary
(10 cores)
(38 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5x-7500
128-bit @3750MHz
(120GB/s)
not available APL1206 "3 nm"
TSMC N3E
2024/05
Apple M3 Max 14x/16x Everest @4.05GHz
4x Sawtooth @2.75GHz
(10.6/14.1 TFLOPS)
Proprietary
(30/40 cores)
(18 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
384/512-bit
@3200MHz
(307.2/409.6GB/s)
not available APL1201 "3 nm"
TSMC N3B
2023/10
Apple M3 Pro 5x/6x Everest @4.05GHz
6x Sawtooth @2.75GHz
(4.9/6.4 TFLOPS)
Proprietary
(14/18 cores)
(18 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
192-bit @3200MHz
(153.6GB/s)
not available APL1201 "3 nm"
TSMC N3B
2023/10
Apple M3 4x Everest @4.05GHz
4x Sawtooth @2.75GHz
(2.8 TFLOPS)
Proprietary
(8/10 cores)
(18 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
128-bit @3200MHz
(102.4GB/s)
not available APL1201 "3 nm"
TSMC N3B
2023/10
Apple M2 Ultra 16x Avalanche
8x Blizzard
(27.19 TFLOPS)
Proprietary
(60/76 cores)
(31.6 TOPS)
32x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
1024-bit @3200MHz
(800GB/s)
not available "5 nm"
TSMC N5P
2023/06
Apple M2 Max 8x Avalanche
4x Blizzard
(13.59 TFLOPS)
Proprietary
(38 cores)
(15.8 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
512-bit @3200MHz
(400GB/s)
not available T6021 "5 nm"
TSMC N5P
2023/01
Apple M2 Pro 8x Avalanche
4x Blizzard
(6.79 TFLOPS)
Proprietary
(19 cores)
(15.8 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
256-bit @3200MHz
(200GB/s)
not available T6020 "5 nm"
TSMC N5P
2023/01
Apple M2 4x Avalanche
4x Blizzard
(3.6 TFLOPs)
Proprietary
(10 cores)
(15.8 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
128-bit @3200MHz
(100GB/s)
not available APL1109 "5 nm"
TSMC N5P
2022/06
Apple M1 Ultra 16x Firestorm
4x Icestorm
(21 TFLOPs)
Proprietary
(64 cores)
(22 TOPS)
32x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
1024-bit @3200MHz
(800GB/s)
not available APL1W06 "5 nm"
TSMC N5
2022/03
Apple M1 Max 8x Firestorm
2x Icestorm
(10.4 TFLOPs)
Proprietary
(32 cores)
(11 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
512-bit @3200MHz
(400GB/s)
not available APL1105 "5 nm"
TSMC N5
2021/10
Apple M1 Pro 8x Firestorm
2x Icestorm
(5.2 TFLOPs)
Proprietary
(16 cores)
(11 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR5-6400
256-bit @3200MHz
(200GB/s)
not available APL1103 "5 nm"
TSMC N5
2021/10
Apple M1 4x Firestorm @3.2GHz
4x Icestorm
(2.6 TFLOPs)
Proprietary
(octa-core)
(11 TOPS)
16x Neural Engine
LPDDR4X-4266
dual-channel
64-bit @2133MHz
(68.2GB/s)
not available APL1102 "5 nm"
TSMC N5
2020/11
Model CPU GPU NPU RAM Modem Catalog name Lithography Release date

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Facts about "Ax - Apple"
designerApple + and ARM Holdings +
full page nameapple/ax +
instance ofsystem on a chip family +
instruction set architectureARM +
main designerApple +
manufacturerSamsung + and TSMC +
nameApple Ax +
process45 nm (0.045 μm, 4.5e-5 mm) +, 32 nm (0.032 μm, 3.2e-5 mm) +, 28 nm (0.028 μm, 2.8e-5 mm) +, 20 nm (0.02 μm, 2.0e-5 mm) +, 16 nm (0.016 μm, 1.6e-5 mm) +, 14 nm (0.014 μm, 1.4e-5 mm) +, 10 nm (0.01 μm, 1.0e-5 mm) +, 7 nm (0.007 μm, 7.0e-6 mm) + and 5 nm (0.005 μm, 5.0e-6 mm) +
technologyCMOS +
word size32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) + and 64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +