Apple A10X
System-on-a-chip designed by Apple Inc.
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The Apple A10X Fusion is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series, and manufactured by TSMC. It first appeared in the 10.5" and second-generation 12.9" iPad Pro which were both announced on June 5, 2017.[6] It was also used in the Apple TV 4K (first generation). The A10X is a variant of the A10 and Apple claims that it has 30 percent faster CPU performance and 40 percent faster GPU performance than its predecessor, the A9X.[6]
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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | June 13, 2017 |
| Discontinued | April 20, 2021 |
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
| Common manufacturer | |
| Product code | APL1071[2] |
| Max. CPU clock rate | to 2.38 GHz[3] |
| Physical specifications | |
| Cores |
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| GPU | 12 core[4] |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | Per core: 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data[5] |
| L2 cache | 8 MB shared[5] |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Mobile |
| Technology node | 10FF nm[1] |
| Microarchitecture | Hurricane and Zephyr |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A: A64, A32, T32 |
| Products, models, variants | |
| Variant | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Apple A9X |
| Successor | Apple A12X Bionic |
iPadOS 17, released in 2023, was the last major software update for the iPad Pro 10.5-inch (2017) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation, 2017). tvOS 26, released in 2025, was the last major software update for the Apple TV 4K (first generation, 2017).
Design
The A10X features an Apple-designed 64-bit 2.38 GHz[3] ARMv8-A six-core CPU, with three high-performance Hurricane cores and three energy-efficient Zephyr cores.[4][1] The A10X also integrates a twelve-core graphics processing unit (GPU)[4] which appears to be the same Apple customized Imagination PowerVR cores used in the A10.[7] Embedded in the A10X is the M10 motion coprocessor.[8]
Built on TSMC's 10 nm FinFET process[7] with a die size of 96.4mm2, the A10X is 34% smaller than the A9X and was the smallest iPad SoC upon its release.[1] The A10X is the first TSMC 10nm chip to be used by a consumer device.[1]
The A10X is paired with 4 GB of LPDDR4 memory in the second-generation 12.9" iPad Pro[9] and the 10.5" iPad Pro,[2] and 3 GB in the Apple TV 4K.[10]
The A10X has video codec encoding support for H.264. It has decoding support for HEVC,[11] H.264, MPEG-4, and Motion JPEG.[12]
Products that include the Apple A10X
See also
- Apple silicon, the series of ARM-based system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors designed by Apple.
- Apple A10 Fusion