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18 | CPU Performance | 67 |
11 | Gaming Performance | 22 |
60 | Battery life |
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| TSMC | Manufacturer | TSMC |
| 14 nanometers | Process Node | 3 nanometers |
| 2 | CPU Cores | 8 |
| PowerVR GT7600 | GPU Model | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| Apple M9 | NPU Performance | Yes |
| 419670 | Apple A19 | 1467600 |
| 162356 | CPU | 766731 |
| 70340 | GPU | 99931 |
| 60725 | Memory | 210794 |
| 126249 | UX | 390144 |
| 419670 | Total score | 1467600 |
| 633 | Single-Core Score | 2293 |
| 1014 | Multi-Core Score | 5937 |
| 44.6 MB/sec | Asset compression | 281.8 MB/sec |
| 14.2 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 162.5 pages/sec |
| 32 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 207.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 7.3 images/sec | Image detection | 149.5 images/sec |
| 40.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 151.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2.89 images/sec | Background blur | 24.4 images/sec |
| 7.75 images/sec | Photo processing | 46.5 images/sec |
| 1.28 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 6.79 Mpixels/sec |
| 2 tests | Samples | 5 tests |
| 3185 | Compute Score (GPU) | 3760 |
| 7.83 images/sec | Background blur | 4.77 images/sec |
| 6.17 images/sec | Face detection | 2.41 images/sec |
| 0.1 Gpixels/sec | Horizon detection | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| 0.14 Gpixels/sec | Edge detection | 0.27 Gpixels/sec |
| 0.31 Gpixels/sec | Gaussian blur | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| 0.03 Gpixels/sec | Feature matching | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| 7.82 Gpixels/sec | Stereo matching | 12.6 Gpixels/sec |
| 299.1 FPS | Particle physics | 634.9 FPS |
| Metal | API | Vulkan |
| 3 tests | Samples | 5 tests |
| — | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 1012 |
| — | Score | 1012 |
| — | Stability | 96% |
| — | Graphics test | 7 FPS |
| — | 3DMark Solar Bay | — |
| — | Score | — |
| — | Graphics test | — |
| — | Section 1 | — |
| — | Section 2 | — |
| — | Section 3 | — |
| 2x 1.85 GHz – Twister | Architecture | 1x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A520 |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 1850 MHz | Frequency | 3780 MHz |
| ARMv8-A | Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A |
| 64 KB | L1 cache | — |
| 3 MB | L2 cache | — |
| 14 nanometers | Process | 3 nanometers |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| LPDDR4 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 1333 MHz | Memory frequency | 4266 MHz |
| 2x 16 Bit | Bus | 4x 16 Bit |
| 14.9 Gb/s | Max bandwidth | 68.2 Gb/s |
| 4 GB | Max size | 16 GB |
| Qualcomm MDM9635M | Modem | Exynos 5400c |
| LTE Cat. 6 | 4G support | — |
| No | 5G support | Yes |
| Up to 450 Mbps | Download speed | — |
| Up to 150 Mbps | Upload speed | — |
| 5 | Wi-Fi | 7 |
| 4.2 | Bluetooth | 6 |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NVMe | Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 |
| 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP |
| 4K at 30FPS | Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| 4K at 30FPS | Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| - H.264 - H.265 | Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
| Apple M9 | Neural processor (NPU) | Yes |
| September 2015 | Announced | August 2025 |
| Flagship | Class | Flagship |
| APL1022 | Model number | GS501 |
| PowerVR GT7600 | GPU name | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue) | Architecture | — |
| 650 MHz | GPU frequency | 1100 MHz |
| 6 | Pipelines | 6 |
| 32 | Shading units | 128 |
| 192 | Total shaders | 768 |
| 249.6 Gigaflops | FLOPS | 1689.6 Gigaflops |