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Apple M1

The Apple M1 is a series of ARM-based system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., launched in 2020. It is part of the Apple silicon series, as a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU), used for its Mac desktops and notebooks and iPad Pro and iPad Air tablets. The M1 chip initiated Apple's third change to the instruction set…

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Application
iMac, iPad Pro, iPad Air, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, Mac Studio
Co-processor
NPU: 11 TOPS (16 cores)
Common manufacturer
TSMC
Cores
8–20 (4–16 P + 2 or 4 E)
Designed by
Apple Inc.
Discontinued
May 7, 2024; 2 years ago (2024-05-07)

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Apple M1

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples30
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

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Apple M1

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Memory (RAM) · 6
Apple M1 → (LPDDR5X, 6400 MT/s), M1: 8 or 12 GB (LPDDR4X, 4266 MT/s), M1: 8 or 12 GB (LPDDR4X, 4266 MT/s)Pro: 16 or 32 GBMax: 32 or 64 GBUltra: 64 or 128 GB(LPDDR5X, 6400 MT/s), Max: 32 or 64 GB, Pro: 16 or 32 GB, Ultra: 64 or 128 GB
Transistors · 4
Apple M1 → M1 Max: 57 billion, M1 Pro: 33.7 billion, M1 Ultra: 114 billion, M1: 16 billion
Predecessors · 3
Apple M1 → iPad Air: Apple A14, iPad Pro: Apple A12Z, Mac: Intel Core CPU, Intel Integrated or Radeon Pro GPU and Apple T2
Application · 1
Apple M1 → iMac, iPad Pro, iPad Air, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, Mac Studio
Co-processor · 1
Apple M1 → NPU: 11 TOPS (16 cores)
Common manufacturer · 1
Apple M1 → TSMC
Cores · 1
Apple M1 → 8–20 (4–16 P + 2 or 4 E)
Designed by · 1
Apple M1 → Apple Inc.
Discontinued · 1
Apple M1 → May 7, 2024; 2 years ago (2024-05-07)
GPU · 1
Apple M1 → 7–64 cores

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m1 apple pro max cores gpu cpu ultra memory performance 2020 chip two mac chips silicon soc series cache mb

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Apple M1ApplicationiMac, iPad Pro, iPad Air, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, Mac Studio1.00infobox
Apple M1Co-processorNPU: 11 TOPS (16 cores)1.00infobox
Apple M1Common manufacturerTSMC1.00infobox
Apple M1Cores8–20 (4–16 P + 2 or 4 E)1.00infobox
Apple M1Designed byApple Inc.1.00infobox
Apple M1DiscontinuedMay 7, 2024; 2 years ago (2024-05-07)1.00infobox
Apple M1GPU7–64 cores1.00infobox
Apple M1Instruction setARMv8.4-A1.00infobox
Apple M1L1 cacheP-core: 192 + 128 KB E-core: 128 + 64 KB1.00infobox
Apple M1L2 cacheP-cores: 12–48 MB E-cores: 4–8 MB1.00infobox
Apple M1L3 cache8–96 MB1.00infobox
Apple M1LaunchedNovember 10, 2020 (2020-11-10)1.00infobox
Apple M1Max. CPU clock rate3.2 GHz1.00infobox
Apple M1Memory (RAM)M1: 8 or 12 GB (LPDDR4X, 4266 MT/s)Pro: 16 or 32 GBMax: 32 or 64 GBUltra: 64 or 128 GB(LPDDR5X, 6400 MT/s)1.00infobox
Apple M1Memory (RAM)M1: 8 or 12 GB (LPDDR4X, 4266 MT/s)1.00infobox
Apple M1Memory (RAM)Pro: 16 or 32 GB1.00infobox
Apple M1Memory (RAM)Max: 32 or 64 GB1.00infobox
Apple M1Memory (RAM)Ultra: 64 or 128 GB1.00infobox
Apple M1Memory (RAM)(LPDDR5X, 6400 MT/s)1.00infobox
Apple M1Microarchitecture"Firestorm" and "Icestorm"1.00infobox
Apple M1PredecessorsMac: Intel Core CPU, Intel Integrated or Radeon Pro GPU and Apple T21.00infobox
Apple M1PredecessorsiPad Pro: Apple A12Z1.00infobox
Apple M1PredecessorsiPad Air: Apple A141.00infobox
Apple M1SuccessorApple M21.00infobox
Apple M1Technology node5 nm (N5)1.00infobox
Apple M1TransistorsM1: 16 billion1.00infobox
Apple M1TransistorsM1 Pro: 33.7 billion1.00infobox
Apple M1TransistorsM1 Max: 57 billion1.00infobox
Apple M1TransistorsM1 Ultra: 114 billion1.00infobox
Apple M1is aseries of ARM-based system-on-a-chip0.90text

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