In 1965 Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, predicted that the number of transistors in a circuit would double every two years.

This is the premise of Moore's law, and it's why we carry around pocket-sized smartphones that are more powerful than 1980s supercomputers.

But with technology moving so quickly, it can be easy to lose sight of just how far computers have come in a few decades.

A group of IT professionals has created a compelling infographic revealing the remarkable improvements in processing power since 1956. For instance, the Apple Watch is now equivalent to two Apple iPhone 4s

Now a group of IT professionals has created a compelling infographic revealing the remarkable improvements in processing power since 1956.

Inspired by the recent 50th anniversary of Moore’s law, the infographic reveals a trillion-fold increase in computing performance in just 60 years.

By comparing each processor's floating operations per second (FLOPS), the infographic avoids any differences in measurement.

It reveals, for instance, how the Apollo guidance computer that took astronauts to the moon had the processing power of 2 Nintendo Entertainment Systems.

Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China's National University of Defense Technology, is the equivalent of 18,400 PlayStation 4s

The Cray-2 supercomputer from 1985, which is the fastest machine in the world for its time, is now only equal to an iPhone 4

The Apollo guidance computer that took astronauts to the moon had the processing power of 2 Nintendo Entertainment Systems

Meanwhile, the Cray-2 supercomputer from 1985, which is the fastest machine in the world for its time, is now only equal to an iPhone 4.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 has the processing power of five PlayStation 2s and the Sony Smartwatch 3 has the processing power of a Nintendo Wii.

And the Apple Watch is now the equivalent of two iPhone 4s.

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The Apple Watch performs about 7 billion FLOPS, the iPhone 6 about 12 billion, the Sony Smartwatch 3 is at 8 billion.

‘Computer chips continued to increase performance while decreasing in size, allowing for innovations that engineers never thought possible,’ its creators, Experts Exchange write on their site.

‘Forty years ago, most people wouldn't believe that we would soon have access to limitless information from the palm of your hand.’

Samsung Galaxy S6 has the same power as 5 PlayStation 2s, according to the graphic by Experts Exchange

Inspired by the recent 50th anniversary of Moore’s law, the infographic reveals a trillion-fold increase in computing performance in just 60 years