A few hours ago we found out that the iPhone 12 of 2020 could come with a much improved facial recognition system. We also know that this year's Apple smartphone will incorporate 5G and ToF (Flight Time) technology into its camera.
And now, with MacWorld, we've been able to find out that the iPhone 12 will also have a processor A14 produced by the process of 5 nanometers and will be compatible with 6 GB of RAM. That is, we're talking about a processor as powerful as the 15-inch MacBook Pro.
And what does it mean that the A14 line chip of the iPhone 12 will be made with a 5-nanometer process? Will performance be significantly reduced compared to current hardware? Let's dive deeper into it.
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Power supplied by the A14 processor for the iPhone 12
Jason Cross, of MacWorld, wanted to analyze the performance of the A14 chip that Apple will currently be developing in its lineup of iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. In his words, the transition from a 7-nanometer manufacturing process to a 5-nanometer manufacturing process may seem insignificant, but important.
"When we take the word from TSMC about the intensity of transistor development in a 5 nanometer process, we are facing an astonishing number of 15,000 million transmitors."
This is the highest number of transistors on a current chip on any desktop computer and other CPU or GPU server. This upgrade will allow the A14 iPhone 12 processor to have a Gebenbench rating higher than 5,000 points (most importantly).
As for the GPU score, Jason Cross estimates it will be higher than that 9,500 points. This way, Apple will increase its smartphone performance by 50% compared to the current generation.