Apple A8X vs Apple A8

Comparative analysis of Apple A8X and Apple A8 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Memory.

Apple A8X

Apple A8X

vs

Apple A8

Apple A8

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2x more pipelines: 8 vs 4

Launch date	16 Oct 2014 vs 9 Sep 2014
Pipelines	8 vs 4

Reasons to consider the Apple A8

Around 18% higher core clock speed: 533 MHz vs 450 MHz

Core clock speed	533 MHz vs 450 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A8X	Apple A8
Essentials
Launch date	16 Oct 2014	9 Sep 2014
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	533 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm	20 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	230.4 GFLOPS	136.4 GFLOPS
Pipelines	8	4
Render output units	32	16
Memory
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Memory bus width	64 bit	64 bit
Memory type	LPDDR3-1600	LPDDR3-1600