Apple A9X vs Apple A8X
Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and Apple A8X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Memory.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple A9X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
- Around 44% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 450 MHz
- Around 50% higher pipelines: 12 vs 8
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 20 nm
| Launch date | 9 Sep 2015 vs 16 Oct 2014 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz vs 450 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 vs 8 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm vs 20 nm |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Apple A9X | Apple A8X | |
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Essentials |
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| Launch date | 9 Sep 2015 | 16 Oct 2014 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 20 nm |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 499.2 GFLOPS | 230.4 GFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 12 | 8 |
| Render output units | 48 | 32 |
Memory |
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| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory type | LPDDR4-3200 | LPDDR3-1600 |
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