Apple A18 Pro vs Apple A17 Pro

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and Apple A17 Pro mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 3780 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 2023)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2024
Launch Date
September 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18 Pro
Model Name
APL1V02
2x 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
6
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Apple A17 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.1472 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
51.2 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
8 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408 +14%
A17 Pro
2977
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092 +22%
A17 Pro
7476
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119 +25%
A17 Pro
1578153