Apple M1 (iPad) vs Apple A18 Pro
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 (iPad), vs Apple A18 Pro. 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 | 479517 | 465726 |
| GPU | 777678 | 721738 |
| Memory | 194372 | 250875 |
| UX | 334430 | 375110 |
| NanoReview Score | 1795997 | 1813449 |
| Stability | 73 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 102 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 326.3 MB/s | 300.1 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 176 pages/s | 193.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 224.2 MP/sec | 215.2 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 31.9 frames/s | 39.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 70 frames/s | 90.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 192 frames/s | 322.7 frames/s |
| HDR | 283 MP/sec | 294.3 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 9.65 MP/sec | 9.08 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm - 4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm |
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3200 | 4050 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | n/a |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Transistor count | 16 billion | n/a |
| Power (TDP) | 14 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple M1 GPU | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | Apple GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1278 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Execution Units | 8 | 6 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shader | 1024 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 2617 GFLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple Neural Engine | Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | 11 TOPS | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 68.25 Gbit/s | 60 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 2732x2048 pixels | n/a |
| Camera | n/a | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | n/a | Snapdragon X75 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 MB/s | Up to 10000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 2500 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | November, 2020 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1102 | APL1V07 |
Results
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