GPUIntegrated (APU)Released Mar 25, 2020

Apple A12Z Bionic GPU (8-core)

128-bit · 1,024 cores

The 8-core GPU of the A12Z Bionic, which is the A12X design with its eighth GPU core enabled. It debuted in the fourth-generation iPad Pro in March 2020 and also powered Apple's Developer Transition Kit, the Mac mini-style machine used to prepare macOS apps for Apple silicon.

General

Manufacturer: Apple
Model: A12Z Bionic GPU (8-core)
Segment: Integrated (APU)
GPU chip: Apple A12Z Bionic
Architecture: Apple GPU (Family 5)
Release date: Mar 25, 2020
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Memory

Memory size: —
Memory type: LPDDR4X-4266 (unified)
Bus width: 128-bit
Bandwidth: 68.2 GB/s
Memory clock: —

Clocks & silicon

GPU clock: —
Boost clock: —
Shader units: 1,024 ALUs (8 cores)
Tensor / AI cores: —
RT cores: —
Transistors: 10 billion
Technology (nm): 7 nm
TSMC N7
TDP / TBP: —

Interface & APIs

Bus interface: Integrated (on-die)
SLI / multi-GPU: None
DirectX: N/A (iOS / iPadOS)
OpenGL: ES 3.0 (deprecated)
Vulkan: via MoltenVK
Other APIs: Metal 2, OpenGL ES 3.0

AI support

Precisions: FP8FP16BF16INT8INT4TF32FP64
AI accelerator: 8-core Neural Engine (5 TOPS, SoC)
Peak AI TOPS: 5 TOPS
Notes: The GPU supports FP16 and INT8 math through Metal. The 8-core Neural Engine is a separate SoC block rated at 5 TOPS.

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