Apple A11

Apple A11 Bionic
General information
LaunchedSeptember 12, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-12)
DiscontinuedApril 15, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-04-15)
Designed byApple Inc.
Common manufacturer
Product codeAPL1W72[2]
Max. CPU clock rateto 2.38 [3] GHz
Cache
L1 cache64 KB instruction, 64 KB data[4]
L2 cache8 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationMobile
Technology node10 nm (10FF)[1]
Microarchitecture"Monsoon" and "Mistral"
Instruction setA64ARMv8.2-A
Physical specifications
Transistors
  • 4.3 billion
Cores
GPUApple-designed 3 core[6]
History
PredecessorsApple A10 Fusion (iPhone)
Apple A10X Fusion (iPad)
SuccessorApple A12 Bionic

The Apple A11 Bionic is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series,[6] and manufactured by TSMC.[1] It first appeared in the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, and iPhone X which were introduced on September 12, 2017.[6] Apple states that the two high-performance cores are 25% faster than the Apple A10's and the four high-efficiency cores are up to 70% faster than the two corresponding cores in the A10.[6][7] The A11 Bionic chip was discontinued on April 15, 2020, following the discontinuation of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. The latest software update for the iPhone 8 & 8 Plus and iPhone X using this chip was iOS 16.7.10, released on September 3, 2024.[8]

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