Apple introduced its all new A20 Pro Silicon during its September 9 event. CEO Ternus said that A20 Pro is “an exceptional chip that sets a new bar for mobile computing.
Apple’s new flagship processor has been developed to meet the growing computing requirements of Apple Intelligence and its AI-powered Siri. The chip is built using a new 2nm manufacturing process, allowing Apple to pack more transistors into the design and improve overall performance.
The processor features a six-core CPU comprising two high-performance cores that are up to 20% faster, along with four efficiency cores. It also comes with a seven-core GPU that can deliver up to 40% better graphics performance while improving AI-related workloads.
Apple has introduced new neural accelerators capable of performing 8-bit floating-point calculations twice as fast. The upgrade is designed to support more advanced on-device AI applications, including the use of third-party large language models (LLMs).
The A20 Pro variant takes the AI capabilities further by adding a second Neural Engine, effectively doubling its computing capacity to 32 cores.
Apple has also increased memory bandwidth by 50%, giving the iPhone its widest memory interface to date and allowing data to move more quickly between the processor and memory.
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