Apple A18 vs Apple A12 Bionic
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A18, vs Apple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 431354 | 198067 |
| GPU | 598981 | 185355 |
| Memory | 208837 | 152138 |
| UX | 365876 | 164631 |
| NanoReview Score | 1605038 | 700191 |
| Stability | n/a | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 31 fps |
| File Compression | 286.8 MB/s | 108.3 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 184.2 pages/s | 61.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 201.2 MP/sec | 78.6 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 36.2 frames/s | 10.6 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 90 frames/s | 36.4 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 297.2 frames/s | 21.4 frames/s |
| HDR | 279.1 MP/sec | 89.6 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 8.68 MP/sec | 3.35 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
- 2/2.49 (Vortex) - 4/1.6 (Tempest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4050 | 2490 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 6.9 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 9 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple A18 GPU | Apple A12 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Execution Units | 5 | 4 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 64 |
| Total shader | 640 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 576 GFLOPS |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Neural Engine | Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | 35 TOPS | n/a |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max. resolution | n/a | 2688x1242 pixels |
| Camera | 1x48 pixels | 1x32 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAC‑LC - AAX и AAX+ - Apple Lossless - HE‑AAC - HE‑AAC v2 - Linear PCM - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | Intel XMM 7560 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 MB/s | Up to 1000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 350 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
Other
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1V08 | APL1W81 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 the clear winner in this comparison.
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Total Votes: 1
