Apple M4 iPad vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M4 iPad and Apple A18 Pro mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4400 MHz (4400 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 120 Gbit/s (120 Gbit/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (May 2024 vs September 2024)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Apple
May 2024
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M4 iPad
Model Name
A18 Pro
4x 4.4 GHz – 6x 2.88 GHz –
Architecture
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
10
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4400 MHz
Frequency
3890 MHz
28
Transistor count
-
GPU Specifications
Apple M4 GPU
GPU name
-
1470 MHz
GPU frequency
-
128
Shading units
-
10
Execution units
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5T
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
120 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
78.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
16 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
-
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
NVMe
Storage type
NVMe
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
20 W
TDP
-
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M4 iPad
3842
+13%
A18 Pro
3408
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M4 iPad
14383
+58%
A18 Pro
9092
AnTuTu 10
M4 iPad
2767758
+40%
A18 Pro
1977119
