Apple A18 vs Apple A17 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 and Apple A17 Pro mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2024
Launch Date
September 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18
Model Name
APL1V02
2x 4.04 GHz – 4x 2.4 GHz –
Architecture
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
6
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
Apple A17 GPU
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
-
5
Execution units
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.3
Bluetooth
-
7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
-
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
60 GB/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 120FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
-
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
-
-
TDP
8 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
-
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
+14%
A17 Pro
2977
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
+5%
A17 Pro
7476
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
A17 Pro
1578153
+6%
FP32 (float)
A18
1825
A17 Pro
2146
+18%
