Apple A6
Apple A6X
Select video card 1
Select video card 2

Apple A6 vs Apple A6X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
star star star star star
Released
Q3/2012
Apple A6
Apple A6
Released
Q3/2012
Overall score
star star star star star
Apple A6X
Apple A6X

What's the best choice Apple A6 or Apple A6X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple A6 has a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. 2 / 2 Cores. Released in Q3/2012.

Apple A6X has a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. 2 / 2 Cores. Released in Q3/2012.

Differences

Apple A6 Reasons to consider
Apple A6
Report a bug

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A6 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1636 place
Apple A6X Reasons to consider
Apple A6X
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 7% better clock speed

    1.40 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A6X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1624 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A6 Apple A6
Apple A6X Apple A6X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Apple A series
  • CPU group
    Apple A6/A6X left arrow Apple A6/A6X
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    Apple A5 left arrow Apple A5X
  • Successor
    Apple A7 left arrow Apple A8X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    2 / 2 left arrow 2 / 2
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • A-Core
    2x Swift left arrow 2x Swift
  • Frequency
    1.30 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) left arrow PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
  • GPU frequency
    0.27 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 16
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 128
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Direct X
    10 left arrow 10
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow Q3/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A6X and Apple A6. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR2-1066 left arrow LPDDR2-1066
  • Max. Memory
    1 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A6 and Apple A6X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A6 and Apple A6, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) left arrow ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A6 left arrow A6
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow Q3/2012
  • Part Number
    APL 0598 left arrow APL 0598

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple A6 and Apple A6X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
68
Apple A6
77
Apple A6X

Latest comparisons