Apple A18 Pro
vs
Apple M2 iPad

vs

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)

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 – Avalanche
4x 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

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
-
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

Miscellaneous

-
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
-
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408 +29%
M2 iPad
2633
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092
M2 iPad
9898 +9%
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119
M2 iPad
2210856 +12%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
7578
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
8753
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1298
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
563
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1136
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
522
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
7534
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
8509
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1715
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
2621
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1545
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)
Apple M2 iPad
2489