iPhone 6 features powerful new A8 chip
Today at Apple's live iPhone 6 event, Phil Schiller announced the phone will feature a brand new A8 chip. It's 13 percent smaller than the previous generation, has 2 billion transistors, and features 64-bit support. It's a 20nm process. Of course, what matters is speed. The new chip boosts CPU performance by 25 percent and is 50 times faster than the original iPhone.
The new A8 chip is also 50 percent more energy efficient than the previous generation, meaning playing process-heavy games won't kill your battery instantly when you're playing on the go. Rather than the traditional OpenGL platform normal 3D chips use, Apple is introducing its own platform call Metal. Epic, Ubisoft, Gameloft, EA, Disney, and other developers are already working with Apple to get the most out of Metal.
During the live event Schiller brought out Super Evil MegaCorp co-founder Stephan Sherman, who showed off his company's Vain Glory multiplayer game. Utilizing the Metal platform they're able to feature over a 100 fully animated characters interacting at once. We're looking forward to seeing more of what this chip can do.
