Chipworks, which provided some details on the new iPad during its teardown at the end of last week, has taken some extremely detailed die photos of the A5X processor in the new iPad.
One of the biggest changes in the new A5X is the sheer size of the die. The A5X is 310% larger than the A4, the processor in the iPhone 4 and the original iPad. Each of the four GPU cores take up a huge chunk of the A5X, each GPU core is larger than the individual ARM cores of the CPU.
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For fans of die photos, Chipworks is also offering a 1200px wide unmarked die photo of the A5X to be used as iPad wallpaper.
Update: Chipworks has updated their blog post with a iPad 3-ready 2056px wide shot of the A5X.
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That's great that they made it 1200px rather than 1536px. *rolls eyes*
You'd think they'd pay attention to the little details.
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You know, that would be pretty cool! I can't see myself using it as a home screen wallpaper, but it would be cool for the lock screen--kind of like those cases that make your phone look transparent!