Just days after we heard reports suggesting that the next iPad will have a high resolution screen, and will be using a SGX543 GPU to power it, AppleInsider is reporting much of the same. That is, the next iPhone and iPad will be powered by a dual-core SGX543 GPU from Imagination Technologies.
Here’s an excerpt:
A source familiar with Apple’s graphics strategy says the company will not only be upgrading its video core, but also going to multiple cores, a feature that is designed into the SGX543 design. The most likely configuration of Apple’s next custom chip is reportedly the SGX543MP2, which pairs two SGX543 cores to work as one, offering around four times the capability of the previous A4 in graphics and video tasks.
The previous report had pointed to driver strings in the iOS 4.3 SDK that hinted to the next-generation SGX543 GPU, which appears it will be used in the next-generation of iOS devices. Couple this with the fact that other report claimed that Apple will be using the next-generation A5 chip, which is based on the Cortex A9 multicore architecture.
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