Apple A18 Pro vs Apple M2 iPad

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2024 vs June 2022)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (78.8 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2024
Launch Date
June 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18 Pro
Model Name
APL1109
2x 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
5 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
3500 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.4
Bluetooth
-
7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
-
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
78.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
-
-
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
-
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
-
NVMe
Storage type
-
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
-
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
-
TDP
15 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408 +29%
M2 iPad
2633
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092
M2 iPad
9898 +9%