Apple A18 vs Apple M3 (iPad)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A18, vs Apple M3 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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 | 426842 |
| GPU | 598981 | 696454 |
| Memory | 208837 | 304514 |
| UX | 365876 | 386474 |
| NanoReview Score | 1605038 | 1814284 |
| File Compression | 286.8 MB/s | 459.7 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 184.2 pages/s | 266.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 201.2 MP/sec | 312.1 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 36.2 frames/s | 48.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 90 frames/s | 125.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 297.2 frames/s | 283.3 frames/s |
| HDR | 279.1 MP/sec | 419.3 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 8.68 MP/sec | 13.4 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
- 4x 4.05 GHz – - 4x 2.75 GHz – |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4050 | 4050 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | n/a | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Transistor count | n/a | 25 billion |
| Power (TDP) | 9 W | 20 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple A18 GPU | n/a |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | n/a |
| Execution Units | 5 | n/a |
| Shader Units | 128 | n/a |
| Total shader | 640 | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | 35 TOPS | 18 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 102.4 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max. resolution | n/a | 2732x2048 pixels |
| Camera | 1x48 pixels | 1x48 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 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | n/a |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 MB/s | Up to 7500 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
Other
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1V08 | n/a |
Results
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