It combines Apple's third - generation custom silicon, a 1.5 GHz dual - core 64 - bit ARMv8 central processor unit dubbed Typhoon with an Imagination PowerVR GX6450 quad - core graphics processor. (imore.com)
Using NVIDIA's chip in its tablet will definitely mark a significant transition, taking into account the fact that the Taiwanese company has been using Intel central processors for the past two years. (news.softpedia.com)
Miniaturization has delivered massive increases in conventional computing power over the years, but the bottleneck of shifting data continuously between stored memory and central processors uses large amounts of energy and creates unwanted heat, limiting further improvements. (scientificamerican.com)