iPad Air 2's A8X Chip Includes Semi-Custom Series6XT Graphics With Eight Cores

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new details have come light regarding ipad air 2's graphics processing power since launch last month, new report anandtech revealing new tablet's graphics more powerful thought.

benchmarks , teardowns on tablet revealed details on inner workings of ipad air 2 in days following launch, new image of a8x die provided anandtech reveals layout of apple-designed chip. die photo shows a8x includes eight-core graphics, larger 6-core gx6650 graphics imagination technologies assumed in chip.
anandtech unable share source's actual image of die, chipworks has provided macrumors similar image showing 8 graphics cores taking substantial portion of a8x's die. photo shows new triple-core cpu , number of other features included on chip.

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a8x die photo chipworks​

uncertainty on a8x graphics stems imagination's public list of series6xt graphics offerings, tops out 6-core gx6650, new die photo reveals apple has employed semi-custom design pairing 2 quad-core packages on chip yield eight-core graphics.

licensing agreements imagination, apple free modify gpu designs developed graphics company, , apple's position key investor in imagination gives advance access imagination's pipeline, allowing such custom designs launched 9 months after series6xt announced.

other gathered information includes details a8x's size , design. die shot places a8x @ 128mm2, bit larger 123 mm2 a6x used last time apple developed custom "x" chip ipad. compared other models on market, a8x bit larger nvidia's 118mm2 gk107 gpu smaller intel's 130mm2 2c+gt2 haswell cpu. design-wise, a8x otherwise appears have not drastically changed a8, besides slight tweaks make eight-cluster design functional , addition of third cpu core.

yesterday, imagination announced next-generation series7xt designs, , given timing of year's announcements , releases, new graphics make way apple's a9-series chips inclusion in 2015 ios devices.

article link: ipad air 2's a8x chip includes semi-custom series6xt graphics 8 cores
 

can't innovate ass (or tech specs not count when apple them?)
 


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