A14 Bionic Explained What Apple’s Most Advanced Chip Brings To iPad Air

A14 Bionic Explained: What Apple’s Most Advanced Chip Brings To iPad Air

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Apple’s A14 Bionic in the iPad Air 4 uses a 5nm process, making it faster and more efficient. Apple says it’s faster than most PC laptops.

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A14 Bionic Explained What Apple’s Most Advanced Chip Brings To iPad Air

During the September 15 Apple Event, the tech giant announced its new A14 Bionic processor will first arrive in the new iPad Air 4. Apple describes the A14 as faster than most PC laptops. Here’s a closer look at what makes Apple’s processor so powerful and how it compares to the previous generations.

Apple licenses processor architecture from Arm Limited, then makes significant modifications to boost performance, security and efficiency with Apple’s own team of microprocessor engineers. Over the years, Apple has absorbed several companies with expertise in mobile processors, graphics processors, and every sort of technology to become a powerhouse of technical knowledge. Apple’s mobile processor contains a CPU, GPU and Neural Engine to facilitate 4K resolution video editing, 3D gaming, image recognition, natural language interaction and more. Essentially, it’s the heart of the system.

The A14 Bionic announcement was part of Apple’s iPad Air 4 reveal. The name ‘Bionic’ is just a CPU family name. The previous family, used only for the A10 was called ‘Fusion.’ The A14 uses a 5-nanometer process, meaning the transistors that make up a CPU are packed closer. Smaller and tighter reduces the space electrons travel, increasing processing speed and reducing the battery power needed. In a CPU, a smaller process is very important. The A14 uses a 6-core CPU that’s 40-percent faster than the A12. Apple describes this as being faster than most PC laptops. Apple is attempting to establish itself as capable of competing with Intel and AMD, at least in the laptop category. While the vague comparison to PC laptops is debatable, the big leaps year over year show Apple continues to push the envelope of what is possible from mobile devices. The A14 is the same processor that will be used in the next iPhone.

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A14 Bionic GPU & Neural Engine

The A14 Bionic also includes a 4-core GPU or graphics processor. No comparisons were made to PC laptops in the graphics category, but game performance with Apple mobile devices is very good and that comparison will likely be put to the test soon. Apple says the A14 has 30-percent faster performance than the A12. The other aspect of mobile processors that should not be overlooked is artificial intelligence. In modern devices, AI processing is handled by customized components, built into the processor. Apple calls it the Neural Engine and boasts that the A14 has 16-cores that provide 10-times faster calculations and 70-percent quicker machine learning. Very impressive numbers.

When Apple announced that its mid-range tablet, the iPad Air 4, would be the first device to be powered by the new A14 Bionic processor, it came as a great surprise. Few expected the iPad Air to rival the 2020 iPad Pro in speed and yet it does. The newest A-series chip usually appears first in the latest iPhone. Many leaks and rumors point to the iPhone 12 coming in October, which undoubtedly will contain an A14, just like the iPad Air 4, giving the new iPhone the same incredible performance. An Apple Silicon Mac was promised by the end of the year and that will likely feature a more powerful variant of the A14 announced today.

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