Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) vs Apple A18 Pro GPU

Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core), vs Apple A18 Pro GPU. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) and Apple A18 Pro GPU
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
4229
Apple A18 Pro GPU
1795
Solar Bayn/a7273
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
49366
Apple A18 Pro GPU
31229
Background Blur89.7 frames/sn/a
Face Detection58 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection1.94 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection3.26 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur2.19 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching0.55 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching163 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics6139.2 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
92.3 fps
Apple A18 Pro GPU
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)569 fpsn/a
Car Chase434.6 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)351.1 fpsn/a
T-Rex1989.4 fpsn/a
ALU 2764.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2445.2 fpsn/a
APIMetaln/a
OSOS Xn/a
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
n/a
Apple A18 Pro GPU
6982
GB6 ML Half Precision
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
n/a
Apple A18 Pro GPU
8282
GB6 ML Quantized
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
n/a
Apple A18 Pro GPU
7200
Image Classification (SP)n/a3264
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a4550
Horizon Detectionn/a6705
Face Detection (HP)n/a11770
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a15548
Text Classification (SP)n/a3678
Machine Translation (HP)n/a5678
Object Detection (SP)n/a3360
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a13468
Style Transfer (SP)n/a31541
Frameworkn/aCore ML
Backendn/aGPU

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Build Integrated Integrated
Announced January, 17, 2023 September, 9, 2024
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Professional Universal
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU Apple M GPU
Codename n/a Custom

GPU

GPU Frequency 450 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 1490 MHz
Shader Units 2432 768
TMUs 152 40
ROPs 76 n/a
Execution Units 304 128
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 106 Gpix/sec n/a
Texture Fill Rate 212 GTex/s 60 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS 2.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Custom Custom
TGP 35 W n/a
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Max temperature 94 °C n/a
Transistor count 26 billion n/a

Memory

Interface System Shared System Shared
Memory Frequency 6400 MHz 7500 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12800 MB/s n/a
Max Throughput
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
204.8 GB/s
Apple A18 Pro GPU
n/a

API

Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No No

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below