GPUIntegrated (APU)Released Nov 11, 2015

Apple A9X GPU (PowerVR Series7XT 12-core)

4 GB LPDDR4-3200 · 128-bit

The custom 12-core PowerVR Series7XT GPU of the Apple A9X was introduced in the first 12.9-inch iPad Pro in November 2015 and was also used in the 9.7-inch iPad Pro in 2016. Apple said it doubled the graphics performance of the A8X. The 12.9-inch model has 4 GB of LPDDR4 and the 9.7-inch model 2 GB.

General

Manufacturer: Apple
Model: A9X GPU (PowerVR Series7XT 12-core)
Segment: Integrated (APU)
GPU chip: Apple A9X
Architecture: PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue)
Release date: Nov 11, 2015
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Memory

Memory size: 2 – 4 GB
Memory type: LPDDR4-3200 (unified)
Bus width: 128-bit
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
Memory clock: —

Clocks & silicon

GPU clock: —
Boost clock: —
Shader units: —
Tensor / AI cores: —
RT cores: —
Transistors: —
Technology (nm): 16 nm
TSMC 16nm FinFET+
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: —
Peak AI TOPS: —
Notes: The GPU supports FP16 and INT8 compute through Metal. The A9X has no Neural Engine.

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