{
  "id": 6452146,
  "title": "Apple announces A20 Pro chip with 2nm design and major performance gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-announces-a20-pro-chip-with-2nm-design-and-major-performance",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T17:37:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/09/apple-announces-a20-pro-chip-with-2nm-design-and-major-performance-gains/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple introduced the A20 Pro chip at their \"Surprise and Shine\" event, marking the company's first foray into 2nm technology. The A20 Pro will power the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Apple asserts that the A20 Pro's smaller and more densely packed transistors, due to its 2nm design, enable upgrades across the entire chip. The new chip features six CPU cores, including two supercores, which Apple claims are 20% faster, and four efficiency cores, all integrated with neural accelerators for low-latency AI workloads. The GPU of the A20 Pro boasts a seven-core design, promising up to a 40% performance increase. Apple also unveiled a new version of its neural accelerators with 2x faster 8-bit floating-point math, intended for advanced AI tasks like running third-party large language models on-device. The Neural Engine has been upgraded with an additional engine, doubling the compute performance to 32 cores. These CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine enhancements are backed by a 50% increase in memory bandwidth, made possible by the widest memory interface in any iPhone to date. Apple's new packaging design, inspired by its M-series chips, places the silicon die side by side with memory, bypassing the SoC's thermal path and connecting the silicon directly to its next-generation vapor chamber for improved thermal performance. To accommodate the iPhone Duo's dual-display setup, the A20 Pro includes a new display engine that drives both displays simultaneously and facilitates smooth transitions between them. Additionally, the A20 Pro features a unique pixel layout around the under-display camera area on the iPhone Duo for a consistent visual experience.",
  "summary": "Apple today unveiled the A20 Pro, its first chip built on 2nm technology at its “Surprise and Shine” event, bringing major CPU, GPU, and AI upgrades to the iPhone Duo , iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max . Here are the details. more…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}