Apple A8
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Apple A8
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| Designer | Apple |
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| Introduced | September 2014 (iPhone 6) |
| Process | 20 nm (TSMC — first TSMC Apple chip) |
| CPU | Dual-core "Typhoon", 1.4 GHz |
| GPU | PowerVR GX6450 |
| Devices | iPhone 6 · iPhone 6 Plus · iPad mini 4 · Apple TV HD · HomePod |
| Predecessor | Apple A7 |
| Successor | Apple A9 |
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The Apple A8 powered the record-breaking iPhone 6 generation from September 2014 — a 25% CPU and 50% GPU step delivered at half the A7's power draw, the efficiency that funded the 6's thin design. It marked Apple's manufacturing pivot: the first Apple chip fabricated by TSMC, beginning the partnership that has built every Apple processor since.
1 Legacy✎
The A8 served nearly a decade across the ecosystem — Apple TV HD until 2022, HomePod until 2023 — and its TSMC move reshaped the foundry industry, making Apple the anchor customer of every leading process node since.