Predicting the new Apple A13 processor is equally amazing, surpassing the A12X processor

  As Apple is about to release a new generation of iPhones in the fall of 2019, everyone is concerned not only with the upgrade of the phone itself, but also with the performance changes of the next-generation A-series processors. At present, although there is no physical data to prove how much the A13 processor of the new generation A series will be improved, the performance improvement of the A13 processor is estimated based on the external media's upgrade standards of the past generation A series processors. Amazing.

According to the media "Macworld" speculation data, the Apple A13 processor produced by TSMC's 7-nm enhanced process, although it is also a 7-nm process, benefits from process technology improvements, so performance is also improved. "Macworld" predicts that the A13 processor has the same number of transistors as the A12X, but because of the opportunity to upgrade to the 3+4 7 core architecture design, performance is much better than the A12X processor.

In terms of specific figures, "Macworld" indicates that the CPU part of the A13 processor, based on the evaluation software GeekBench 4 standard, has a single core performance of more than 5,200 points, while multi-core performance has an opportunity to reach 16,000 points. From the point of view of numbers, the performance of the Apple A13 processor has surpassed that of all smart phone processors. Among them, the performance of the A12X processor and most X86 computer processors is very embarrassing.

As for the GPU, "Macworld" points out that the GPU performance of Apple processors has slowed down in recent years. Therefore, it is predicted that the GPU performance of the A13 processor may not be as good as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 series flagship product launched at the end of the year. Furthermore, Apple's GPU performance may be limited by memory bandwidth, and further performance gains may not be realized until 2020.

Although it is a prediction, the Macworld analysis is based on historical data, and its conclusion is pertinent. In fact, the performance of the A12X processor that comes with the iPad Pro 2018 is very strong. Whether it is CPU performance or GPU performance, the next step is to use Apple's R&D strength on the processor. You can create a new processor with superior performance. Behind the performance-performing processor, the only consideration in the future should be cost and business benefits.