Apple iPad 3 is equipped with the A5X quad-core graphics chip. The "X" in the A5X processor obviously represents the quad-core graphics processor. It has a built-in low-power chip system to support high-resolution displays. Its performance is NVIDIA Four times that of a Tegra 3 processor.
In the early morning of March 8, 2012, Beijing time, Apple released the third-generation iPad at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, USA. According to Apple’s official website in China, Apple’s third-generation iPad was named the “new iPad.” The new iPad is equipped with a 5-megapixel rear camera, an A5X processor, and a quad-core graphics chip. The first batch of new iPads went on sale on March 16, 2012, in Hong Kong, China.
Without the powerful new A5X chip, it would be impossible to equip the new iPad with a Retina display. In addition to powering every one of the 3.1 million pixels on the display, its quad-core graphics processing power makes everything you do with iPad extra responsive. From simple actions like swiping, scrolling, and pinching to larger tasks like editing photos with the new iPhoto, applying filters and transitions in iMovie, and playing games.