Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A8X

Comparative analysis of Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A8X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Memory.

Apple A10 Fusion

Apple A10 Fusion

vs

Apple A8X

Apple A8X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A10 Fusion

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2x more core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 450 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 20 nm

Launch date	7 Sep 2016 vs 16 Oct 2014
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 20 nm

Reasons to consider the Apple A8X

Around 33% higher pipelines: 8 vs 6

Pipelines	8 vs 6

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A10 Fusion	Apple A8X
Essentials
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	16 Oct 2014
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Technical info
Core clock speed	900 MHz	450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	20 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	345.6 GFLOPS	230.4 GFLOPS
Pipelines	6	8
Render output units	24	32
Memory
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory bus width	64 bit	64 bit
Memory type	LPDDR4-3200	LPDDR3-1600