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Title: News: AnandTech analysis reveals iPad Air 2 A8X GPU design likely customized by Apple
Post by: HCK on November 12, 2014, 03:00:40 pm
News: AnandTech analysis reveals iPad Air 2 A8X GPU design likely customized by Apple

A new analysis by AnandTech of the A8X’s GPU used in Apple’s new iPad Air 2 has revealed some surprising details regarding the new chip’s design and performance. While AnandTech initially thought that that GPU was based on Imagination’s PowerVR GX6650 – a 6-cluster GPU that currently represents the largest of Imagination’s GPU designs – additional investigation reveals that the GPU design has likely been customized…

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