The Apple A5X processor is a dual-core CPU chip equipped with the new iPad (iPad3). It is equipped with a quad-core GPU (graphics processor) and can control 4 times the number of pixels of iPad2. The new iPad is equipped with a dual-core A5X processor with a quad-core GPU unit. Both speed and functionality are significantly improved over iPad2, allowing the new iPad to run freely on the most advanced 4G network.
The "X" in the A5X processor It obviously represents a quad-core graphics processor with a built-in low-power chip system to support a high-resolution display. The A5X processor is said to have four times the GPU performance of Tegra 3, while the A5 graphics processor on the iPad 2 has twice the performance of Tegra 3. With a high-resolution display coupled with a quad-core graphics processor that matches the screen, Phil Schiller made it clear that the new iPad is the best mobile device screen ever, and indeed it is.
Powerful new A5X processor with quad-core graphics processing power makes everything the iPad performs exceptionally responsive. Even if you play with iPhoto, iMovie and other applications, you will be able to handle it with ease.