Apple Silicon

Mobile processors

Model	CPU^[1]	GPU^[2]	NPU^[3]	ISP^[4]	RAM	Modem	Catalog number	Lithography	Release date
Apple A15	2x Apple Avalanche @ 3.24 GHz 4x Apple Blizzard @ 2 GHz	Proprietary (penta-core)	(15.8 TOPS) 16x Neural Engine		LPDDR4X-4266 single-channel 64-bit @ 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s)	not available	APL1W07	"5 nm" TSMC N5P	2021/09
Apple A14	2x Apple Firestorm @ 2.99 GHz 4x Apple Icestorm	Proprietary (quad-core)	(11 TOPS) 16x Neural Engine		LPDDR4X-4266 single-channel 64-bit @ 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s)	not available	APL1W87	"5 nm" TSMC N5	2020/09
Apple A13	2x Apple Lightning @ 2.65 GHz 4x Apple Thunder @ 1.8 GHz	(806 GFLOPS) Proprietary (quad-core)	(6 TOPS) 8x Neural Engine		LPDDR4X-4266 single-channel 64-bit @ 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s)	not available	APL1W85	"7 nm" TSMC N7P	2019/09
Apple A12	2x Apple Vortex @ 2.49 GHz 4x Apple Tempest @ 1.59 GHz	(576 GFLOPS) 4x Apple G11P	(5 TOPS) 8x Neural Engine		LPDDR4X-4266 single-channel 64-bit @ 2,133 MHz (34.1 GB/s)	not available	APL1W81	"7 nm" TSMC N7	2018/09
Apple A11	2x Apple Monsoon @ 2.39 GHz 4x Apple Mistral	(408 GFLOPS) Proprietary (tri-core)	(600 BOPS)<br /2x Neural Engine		LPDDR4X-4266 single-channel 64-bit @ 2,133 MHz (34.1 GB/s)	not available	APL1W72	"10 nm" TSMC FinFET	2017/09
Apple A10	2x Apple Hurricane @ 2.34 GHz 2x Apple Zephyr @ 1.05 GHz	(345.6 GFLOPS) 6x PowerVR GT7600 Plus @ 900 MHz			LPDDR4-3200 single-channel 64-bit @ 1,600 MHz (25.6 GB/s)	not available	APL1W24	"16 nm" TSMC 16FFC	2016/09
Apple A9	2x Apple Twister @ 1.85 GHz	(249.6 GFLOPS) 6x PowerVR GT7600 @ 650 MHz			LPDDR4-3200 single-channel 64-bit @ 1,600 MHz (25.6 GB/s)	not available	APL0898 APL1022	"14 nm" Samsung "16 nm" TSMC	2015/09
Apple A8	2x Apple Typhoon @ 1.5 GHz	(136.5 GFLOPS) 4x PowerVR GXA6450 @ 533 MHz			LPDDR3-1600 single-channel 64-bit @ 800 MHz (12.8 GB/s)	not available	APL1011	"20 nm" TSMC	2014/09
Apple A7	2x Apple Cyclone @ 1.3 GHz	(115.2 GFLOPS) 4x PowerVR G6430 @ 450 MHz			LPDDR3-1600 single-channel 64-bit @ 800 MHz (12.8 GB/s)	not available	APL0698 / APL5698 S5L8960X	"28 nm" Samsung HKMG	2013/09
Apple A6	2x Apple Swift @ 1.3 GHz	(25 GFLOPS) 3x PowerVR SGX543 @ 266 MHz			LPDRR2-1066 dual-channel 32-bit @ 533 MHz (8.5 GB/s)	not available	APL0598 S5L8950X	"32 nm" Samsung HKMG	2012/09
Apple A5	2x ARM Cortex-A9 @ 1 GHz	(12.8 GFLOPS) 2x PowerVR SGX543 @ 200 MHz			LPDDR2-800 dual-channel 32-bit @ 400 MHz (6.4 GB/s)	not available	APL0498 / APL2498 S5L8940X	"45 nm" Samsung "32 nm" Samsung HKMG	2011/03 2012/03
Apple A4	1x ARM Cortex-A8 @ 1 GHz	PowerVR SGX535			LPDDR-400 dual-channel 32-bit @ 200 MHz (3.2 GB/s)	not available	APL0398 S5L8930X	"45 nm" Samsung	2010/04
Model	CPU	GPU	NPU	ISP	RAM	Modem	Catalog name	Lithography	Release date

Mobile processors

Model	CPU^[1]	GPU^[2]	NPU^[3]	ISP^[4]	RAM	Modem	Catalog number	Lithography	Release date
Apple A12X	4x Apple Vortex @ 2.49 GHz 4x Apple Tempest	(1200 GFLOPs) Proprietary (hexa/octa-core)	(6 TOPS) 8x Neural Engine		LPDDR4X-4266 dual-channel 64-bit @ 2133 MHz (68.2 GB/s)	not available	APL1083	"7 nm" TSMC N7	2018/10
Apple A10X	3x Apple Hurricane @ 2.36 GHz 3x Apple Zephyr	(768 GFLOPs) 12x PowerVR GT7500 Plus @ 900 MHz			LPDDR4-3200 dual-channel 64-bit @ 1600 MHz (51.2 GB/s)	not available	APL1071	"10 nm" TSMC 10FF	2017/06
Apple A9X	2x Apple Twister @ 2.26 GHz	(345.6 GFLOPs) 12x PowerVR GTA7850 @ 650 MHz			LPDDR4-3200 dual-channel 64-bit @ 1600 MHz (51.2 GB/s)	not available	APL1021	"16 nm" TSMC 16FF	2015/11
Apple A8X	3x Apple Typhoon @ 1.5 GHz	(230.4 GFLOPs) 8x PowerVR GXA6850 @ 450 MHz			LPDDR3-1600 dual-channel 64-bit @ 800 MHz (25.6 GB/s)	not available	APL1012	"20 nm" TSMC 20	2014/10
Apple A6X	2x Apple Swift @ 1.4 GHz	(68.1 GFLOPs) 4x PowerVR SGX554 @ 266 MHz			LPDDR2-1066 quad-channel 32-bit @ 533 MHz (17.1 GB/s)	not available	APL5598	"32 nm" Samsung 32 HKMG	2012/10
Apple A5X	2x ARM Cortex-A9 @ 1.0 GHz	(25 GFLOPs) 4x PowerVR SGX543 @ 200 MHz			LPDDR2-800 quad-channel 32-bit @ 400 MHz (12.8 GB/s)	not available	APL5498	"45 nm" Samsung 45	2012/03
Model	CPU	GPU	NPU	ISP	RAM	Modem	Catalog name	Lithography	Release date

PC processors

Model	CPU^[1]	GPU^[2]	NPU^[3]	ISP^[4]	RAM	Modem	Catalog number	Lithography	Release date
Apple M2 Ultra	16x Apple Avalanche 8x Apple Blizzard	(27.19 TFLOPS) Proprietary (60/76 cores)	(31.6 TOPS) 32x Neural Engine		LPDDR5-6400 1024-bit @ 3200 MHz (800 GB/s)	not available		"5 nm" TSMC N5P	2023/06^[5]
Apple M2 Max	8x Apple Avalanche 4x Apple Blizzard	(13.59 TFLOPS) Proprietary (38 cores)	(15.8 TOPS) 16x Neural Engine		LPDDR5-6400 512-bit @ 3200 MHz (400 GB/s)	not available	T6021	"5 nm" TSMC N5P	2023/01^[6]
Apple M2 Pro	8x Apple Avalanche 4x Apple Blizzard	(6.79 TFLOPS) Proprietary (19 cores)	(15.8 TOPS) 16x Neural Engine		LPDDR5-6400 256-bit @ 3200 MHz (200 GB/s)	not available	T6020	"5 nm" TSMC N5P	2023/01^[6]
Apple M2	4x Apple Avalanche 4x Apple Blizzard	(3.6 TFLOPs) Proprietary (10 cores)	(15.8 TOPS) 16x Neural Engine		LPDDR5-6400 128-bit @ 3200 MHz (100 GB/s)	not available	APL1109	"5 nm" TSMC N5P	2022/06^[7]
Apple M1 Ultra	16x Apple Firestorm 4x Apple Icestorm	(21 TFLOPs) Proprietary (64 cores)	(22 TOPS) 32x Neural Engine		LPDDR5-6400 1024-bit @ 3200 MHz (800 GB/s)	not available	APL1W06	"5 nm" TSMC N5	2022/03^[8]
Apple M1 Max	8x Apple Firestorm 2x Apple Icestorm	(10.4 TFLOPs) Proprietary (32 cores)	(11 TOPS) 16x Neural Engine		LPDDR5-6400 512-bit @ 3200 MHz (400 GB/s)	not available	APL1105	"5 nm" TSMC N5	2021/10^[9]
Apple M1 Pro	8x Apple Firestorm 2x Apple Icestorm	(5.2 TFLOPs) Proprietary (16 cores)	(11 TOPS) 16x Neural Engine		LPDDR5-6400 256-bit @ 3200 MHz (200 GB/s)	not available	APL1103	"5 nm" TSMC N5	2021/10^[9]
Apple M1	4x Apple Firestorm @ 3.2 GHz 4x Apple Icestorm	(2.6 TFLOPs) Proprietary (octa-core)	(11 TOPS) 16x Neural Engine		LPDDR4X-4266 dual-channel 64-bit @ 2133 MHz (68.2 GB/s)	not available	APL1102	"5 nm" TSMC N5	2020/11
Model	CPU	GPU	NPU	ISP	RAM	Modem	Catalog name	Lithography	Release date

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Central Processing Unit.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Graphics Processing Unit, responsible for displaying graphics and text on the device screen.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Neural Processing Unit, responsible for artificial intelligence processing.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Image Signal Processor, responsible for processing the images captured by the camera.
↑ Apple introduces M2 Ultra
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Apple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max: next-generation chips for next-level workflows
↑ Apple unveils M2, taking the breakthrough performance and capabilities of M1 even further
↑ Apple unveils M1 Ultra, the world’s most powerful chip for a personal computer
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Introducing M1 Pro and M1 Max: the most powerful chips Apple has ever built

Apple processors [e]
Mobile	Apple A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 Pro A18 (A18 Pro)
PC	Apple M1 (Pro, Max, Ultra) Apple M2 (Pro, Max, Ultra) Apple M3 (Pro, Max) Apple M4
Tablet	Apple A5X A6X A8X A9X A10X A12X/A12Z
Latest processors
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[cpu-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Central Processing Unit.

[gpu-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Graphics Processing Unit, responsible for displaying graphics and text on the device screen.

[npu-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Neural Processing Unit, responsible for artificial intelligence processing.

[isp-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Image Signal Processor, responsible for processing the images captured by the camera.

[m2_ultra_release-5] Apple introduces M2 Ultra

[m2_pro.2Fmax_release-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Apple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max: next-generation chips for next-level workflows

[m2_release-7] Apple unveils M2, taking the breakthrough performance and capabilities of M1 even further

[m1_ultra_release-8] Apple unveils M1 Ultra, the world’s most powerful chip for a personal computer

[m1_pro.2Bmax_release-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Introducing M1 Pro and M1 Max: the most powerful chips Apple has ever built

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Mobile processors

Mobile processors

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