Apple A8 Chip: Performance, Architecture, and Legacy #1954941 (License: Personal Use)

The Apple A8 chip, introduced in 2014 with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, marked Apple’s second-generation 64-bit system-on-chip (SoC), built on a 20nm process. It featured a dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone CPU and PowerVR GX6450 GPU, delivering significant performance and power-efficiency gains over the A7. The visual identity-purple “A” and multicolor “8”-emphasized innovation and continuity in Apple’s silicon evolution.

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