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Apple A18 Pro vs Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
Apple A18 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores)
AI performance (NPU)
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 0.70 GHz
5C / 5T · 3.46 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A18 Pro | Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Apple A18 (2) | Apple A16 (2) |
| Architecture | Donan | A16 |
| Technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A17 Pro | Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) |
| Successor | Apple A19 Pro |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A18 Pro | Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 5 / 5 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Donan P-Core 0.70 - 4.04 GHz |
2x Everest 3.46 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Donan E-Core 0.74 - 2.30 GHz |
3x Sawtooth 2.02 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 20.00 MB | 20.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A18 Pro | Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A18 Pro (6 GPU Cores) | Apple A16 (4 GPU Cores) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.68 GHz | 0.40 - 1.34 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 768 | 16 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q1/2025 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A18 Pro | Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A18 Pro | Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-7500 (60.0 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A18 Pro | Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 12 W | 10 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A18 Pro | Apple A16 Bionic (5-CPU 4-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | iOS | iOS |
| Instruction set | Armv9-A (64 bit) | Armv8.6-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q1/2025 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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