Apple A18 Pro
vs
Apple A20 Pro

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and Apple A20 Pro mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 4.93 GHz)
  • Higher Technology: 2 nm (3 nm vs 2 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (September 2024 vs September 2026)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2024
Launch Date
September 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18 Pro
Model Name
Apple A20 Pro
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
2x 4.93 GHz + 4x 2.64 GHz
6
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
2 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
4.93 GHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Apple A20 Pro GPU
-
GPU frequency
1620 MHz
-
FLOPS
2903 GFLOPS
-
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
7

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.4
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0
7
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
96-bit

Miscellaneous

-
L1 Cache
192 KB
-
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
3x 48 MP
NVMe
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 120 FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.4-A
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Dual 16-core Apple Neural Engine

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408
A20 Pro
4713 +38%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092
A20 Pro
12599 +39%
Geekbench 7 Single Core
A18 Pro
2897
A20 Pro
4015 +39%
Geekbench 7 Multi Core
A18 Pro
7799
A20 Pro
11142 +43%
AntuTu 11
A18 Pro
1782199
A20 Pro
3434654 +93%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
7578
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
15335
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1298
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
2952
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1136
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3217
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
7534
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
18148
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1715
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3716
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1545
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3709