Apple A18 vs Apple A16 Bionic
We compared two versions of phone SoCs: 6 cores 4040MHz Apple A18 vs. 6 cores 3460MHz Apple A16 Bionic . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption, and more.
Main Differences
Apple A18 Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (60GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Higher Frequency (4040MHz vs 3460MHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Released 2 years late
Score
Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
Apple A18
+6%
1539646
Apple A16 Bionic
1441069
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple A18
+26%
3336
Apple A16 Bionic
2627
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple A18
+16%
7988
Apple A16 Bionic
6838
FP32 (float)
Apple A18
1789
Apple A16 Bionic
1789
CPU
2x 4.04 GHz –
4x 2 GHz –
4x 2 GHz –
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
4040 MHz
Frequency
3460 MHz
6
Cores
6
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.6-A
-
L2 cache
16 MB
3 nm
Process
4 nm
-
Transistor count
16
-
TDP
8 W
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Graphics
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
5
Execution units
5
128
Shading units
128
8
Max size
6
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
Memory
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Bus
4x 16 Bit
60 GB/s
Max bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
AI
Neural Engine
NPU
Neural Engine
35 TOPS
Theoretical Performance
-
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
NVMe
Storage type
NVMe
-
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Snapdragon X75
Modem
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed
Up to 3500 Mbps
7
Wi-Fi
6
5.3
Bluetooth
5.3
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Info
Sep 2024
Announced
Sep 2022
Flagship
Class
Flagship
-
Model number
APL1W10
