Apple A6
The A6 processor | |
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | September 21, 2012 |
| Discontinued | September 9, 2015 (February 17, 2016 India) |
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
| Common manufacturer | |
| Product code | S5L8950X |
| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 1.3 GHz |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | 32 KB instruction + 32 KB data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Mobile |
| Technology node | 32 nm |
| Microarchitecture | Swift |
| Instruction set | ARMv7-A: ARM, Thumb-2 with "armv7s" extensions (integer division, VFPv4, Advanced SIMDv2) |
| Physical specifications | |
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| GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 (triple-core) |
| Products, models, variants | |
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| History | |
| Predecessors | Apple A5 (iPhone) Apple A5X (iPad) |
| Successor | Apple A7 |
The Apple A6 is a 32-bit package on package (PoP) system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series. It was introduced on September 12, 2012, at the launch of the iPhone 5. Apple states that it is up to twice as fast and has up to twice the graphics power compared with its predecessor, the Apple A5. Software updates for devices using this chip ceased in 2019, with the release of iOS 10.3.4 on the iPhone 5 as it was discontinued with the release of iOS 11 in 2017.