Apple A12
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | September 12, 2018 |
| Discontinued | October 18, 2022 |
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
| Common manufacturer | |
| Product code | APL1W81 |
| Max. CPU clock rate | to 2.49 GHz |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | 128 KB instruction, 128 KB data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Mobile |
| Technology node | 7 nm (N7) |
| Microarchitecture | "Vortex" and "Tempest" |
| Instruction set | A64 – ARMv8.3-A |
| Physical specifications | |
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| GPU | Apple-designed 4 core "Apple G11P" |
| Products, models, variants | |
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| History | |
| Predecessor | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Successor | Apple A13 Bionic |
The Apple A12 Bionic is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series, It first appeared in the iPhone XS and XS Max, iPhone XR, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Mini (5th generation), iPad (8th generation) and Apple TV 4K (2nd generation). Apple states that the two high-performance cores are 15% faster and 40% more energy-efficient than the Apple A11's, and the four high-efficiency cores use 50% less power than the A11's. It is the first mass-market system on a chip to be built using the 7 nm process. Updates for the 8th generation iPad and the 3rd generation iPad Pro will still be supported.