The Apple A10X Fusion is a system on a chip (SoC) from Apple that is built into the 2017 iPad Pro models. It integrates six 64 Bit cores that are divided in two clusters. Three high performance cores are clocked at up to 2.39 GHz. The three power saving cores are used for non demanding tasks. It looks like only one of both clusters is able to run at a time (therefore the apps see only three cores). The principle is similar to the first generation of ARMs big.LITTLE concept.
The performance of the SoC is positioned in the high and and clearly faster than all previous Apple SoCs. Even compared to Android high-end SoCs like the Snapdragon 835, the A10X takes the lead (e.g. in Geekbench or Antutu).
The integrated graphics card of the SoC will most likely stem from PowerVR (again) and features 12 cores instead of 6 in the A10 SoC.
According to TechInsights, the A10X is manufactured in the brand new 10 nm FinFet process at TSMC. Altough it offers more function blocks, the A10X is with measured 96.4 mm2 significantly smaller than the previous A9X (143.9 mm2).
| Codename | Cyclone 4? |
| Series | Apple Apple A-Series |
| Clock Rate | 2390 MHz |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 6 / 3 |
| Transistor Count | 3300 Million |
| Manufacturing Technology | 10 nm |
| Features | ARMv8 Instruction Set |
| GPU | Apple A10X Fusion GPU / PowerVR |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Architecture | ARM |
| Announcement Date | 06/07/2017 |
- Average benchmark values
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2017: Apple A10X Fusion GPU / PowerVR, 12.90", 0.7 kg
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Apple iPad Pro 10.5 2017: Apple A10X Fusion GPU / PowerVR, 10.50", 0.5 kg
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