A12 Bionic – Apple – WikiChip

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Edit ValuesA12 BionicGeneral InfoDesignerAppleManufacturerTSMCModel NumberA12 BionicPart NumberAPL1W81,
T8020MarketMobile, EmbeddedIntroductionSeptember 12, 2018 (announced)
September 21, 2018 (launched)General SpecsFamilyAxFrequency2,490 MHz (Big), 1,590 MHz (Little)MicroarchitectureISAARMv8.3 (ARM)MicroarchitectureVortex, TempestCore NameVortex, Tempest, ChinookProcess7 nmTransistors6,900,000,000TechnologyCMOSDie83.27 mm²
9.89 mm × 8.42 mmWord Size64 bitCores6Threads6MultiprocessingMax SMP1-Way (Uniprocessor)Succession

A11 BionicA13

ContemporaryA12X Bionic

A12 Bionic, also known as Apple H11P (engineering name) is a 64-bit hexa-core ARM performance mobile SoC introduced by Apple in late 2018 as a successor to the A11.
It is codenamed Cyprus.

Overview

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A12 announcement

Fabricated on TSMC 7 nm process and integrating 6.9 billion transistors, the A12 features two big Vortex cores operating at up to 2.4 GHz along with four little Tempest 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. Note that all six cores can operate concurrently.

The A12 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

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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

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The A12 incorporates an Apple-designed GPU. The GPU is a four-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

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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

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• iPhone XR
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max
• iPad Mini 2019
• iPad Air 2019
• iPad 2020
• Apple TV 2021
• iPad (8th Generation)

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Bibliography

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• Apple Keynote. (September 12, 2018). Apple Special Event.
• Daniel Yang, Stacy Wegner. (September 17, 2018) “Apple iPhone Xs Max Teardown“. TechInsights.