Apple A18 vs Apple A18 Pro

SoC Comparison Result

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

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3780 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (60 GB/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2024
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18
Model Name
A18 Pro
2x 4.04 GHz – 4x 2.4 GHz –
Architecture
2x 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz –
6
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
3890 MHz

GPU Specifications

Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
-
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
-
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
-
5
Execution units
-

Connectivity

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

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5T
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
60 GB/s
Max Bandwidth
78.8 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
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 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
A18 Pro
3408 +0%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
A18 Pro
9092 +16%
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
A18 Pro
1977119 +33%