Apple A8X integrated GPU

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Technical details

The Apple A8X features 32 processor cores and has the capability to manage 32 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2014 and belongs to the 5 generation. It has 32 execution units and 256 shaders. The Apple A8X is manufactured using a 20 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient GPU.
Name: Apple A8X
Generation: 5
Execution units: 32
Max. Memory: 2.0 GB
Architecture: 20 nm
DirectX Version: --
Shader: 256
Max. displays: 1
HDCP-Version: --
Release date: Q3/2014

Hardware codec support

h264: Decode
AV1: No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
VP8: No
VP9: No
VC-1: Decode
AVC: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Used in the following processors

Processor GPU frequency GPU frequency turbo
Apple A8X 0.45 GHz --