Apple A12Z integrated GPU

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Technical details

The Apple A12Z features 64 processor cores and has the capability to manage 64 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 9 generation. It has 64 execution units and 512 shaders. The Apple A12Z is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient GPU.
Name: Apple A12Z
Generation: 9
Execution units: 64
Max. Memory: 6.0 GB
Architecture: 7 nm
DirectX Version: --
Shader: 512
Max. displays: 2
HDCP-Version: --
Release date: Q1/2020

Hardware codec support

h264: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
AVC: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Used in the following processors

Processor GPU frequency GPU frequency turbo
Apple A12Z Bionic 1.34 GHz --