Apple A4 vs Nintendo Switch
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| Apple A4 | Nintendo Switch | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A4 and the Nintendo Switch and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Apple A4 1 core processor released in Q2/2010 with the Nintendo Switch which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017. |
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| Apple A series (22) | Family | NVIDIA Tegra (2) |
| Apple A4 (1) | CPU group | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) |
| 4 | Generation | 2 |
| A4 | Architecture | Cortex-A57/-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A4 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz). The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Nintendo Switch clocks with 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. |
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| Apple A4 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 1 | Cores | 8 |
| 1 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz) 1x Cortex-A8 |
A-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A57 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| PowerVR SGX535 | GPU | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.77 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 1 |
| 65nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 2 | Compute units | 2 |
| 2 | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 10.1 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| PowerVR SGX535 | GPU | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Apple A4, while the Nintendo Switch supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled. |
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| Apple A4 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| LPDDR2-800 | Memory | LPDDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 0.51 MB | L2 Cache | 2.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe Apple A4 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Nintendo Switch is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| Apple A4 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 5 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A4 has 0.51 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Nintendo Switch is at 2.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 20 nm. |
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| Apple A4 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 45 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv7-A (32 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| iOS | Operating systems | |
| Q2/2010 | Release date | Q1/2017 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Apple A4
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz |
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