Apple A8X
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Apple A9

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A8X and Apple A9 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 14 nm (20 nm vs 14 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 1850 MHz (1.5 GHz vs 1850 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2015 (October 2014 vs September 2015)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
October 2014
Launch Date
September 2015
Tablet
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
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Manufacturing
TSMC
A8X
Model Name
APL1022
Arm 64
Architecture
2x 1.85 GHz – Twister
3
Cores
2
20 nm
Technology
14 nm
1.5 GHz
Frequency
1850 MHz
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Transistor count
2

GPU Specifications

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GPU name
PowerVR GT7600
450 MHz
GPU frequency
650 MHz
0.115 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.2496 TFLOPS
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Shading units
32
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Execution units
6
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OpenCL version
1.2
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Vulkan version
1.1
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Max display resolution
2048 x 1536
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DirectX version
11

Connectivity

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Download speed
Up to 450 Mbps
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4G support
LTE Cat. 6
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5G support
No
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Bluetooth
4.2
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Wi-Fi
5
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

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Memory type
LPDDR4
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Memory frequency
1333 MHz
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Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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L2 Cache
3 MB
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Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
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Max camera resolution
1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
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Storage type
NVMe
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Video capture
4K at 30FPS
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265
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Video playback
4K at 30FPS
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TDP
5 W
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Instruction set
ARMv8-A
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Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M9

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A8X
436
A9
623 +43%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A8X
916
A9
957 +4%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
A8X
377
A9
520 +38%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
A8X
1057 +10%
A9
962