A18 Pro vs A17 Pro
We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A18 Pro (with Apple A18 GPU graphics) and A17 Pro (Apple A17 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
The information below is partially based on leaks and rumors. We will update this page as we receive more accurate data.
Key Differences
Pros of Apple A18 Pro
- Supports 54% higher memory bandwidth (78.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 25%) AnTuTu 10 score – 1915K vs 1528K
- Announced later
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 568990 | 388177 |
| GPU | 660671 | 530610 |
| Memory | 310672 | 267182 |
| UX | 375012 | 342310 |
| Total score | 1915345 | 1528179 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | - | 260.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 169.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 178.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | - | 173.5 images/sec |
| HDR | - | 232.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | - | 27.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 79.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 7.58 Mpixels/sec |
Promotion
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Graphics test | - | 59 FPS |
| Score | - | 10008 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A18 Pro and A17 ProCPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz – |
2x 3.78 GHz – Everest 4x 2.11 GHz – Sawtooth |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3890 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 19 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A18 GPU | Apple A17 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1450 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 2227.2 Gigaflops | 2147.2 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5T | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 78.8 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | - | 2796 x 1290 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | Snapdragon X70 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2024 | September 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | APL1V02 |
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