Apple A18 Pro vs Apple A16 Bionic

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and Apple A16 Bionic mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 3460 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (78.8 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2024 vs September 2022)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2024
Launch Date
September 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18 Pro
Model Name
APL1W10
2x 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
6
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
3460 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
5
-
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
78.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

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

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408 +33%
A16 Bionic
2562
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092 +36%
A16 Bionic
6685
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119 +39%
A16 Bionic
1421181