Apple A18

Apple A18 Series
General information
LaunchedSeptember 9, 2024 (2024-09-09)
Designed byApple Inc.
Common manufacturer
Max. CPU clock rateto 4.04[1] GHz
Cache
L2 cacheA18: 8 MB (performance cores)
A18 Pro: 16 MB (performance cores)
4 MB (efficiency cores)
Last level cacheA18: 12 MB (system level cache)
A18 Pro: 24 MB (system level cache)
Architecture and classification
ApplicationMobile
A18
A18 Pro
Technology node3 nm (TSMC N3E)
Instruction setARMv9.2-A[2]
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 6 cores (2 performance + 4 efficiency)
Memory (RAM)
GPUsA18: 5-core
A18 Pro: 6-core
Co-processorNPU: 35 TOPS
Products, models, variants
Variant
History
PredecessorsApple A17 Pro (iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)
Apple A16 Bionic (iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus)

The Apple A18 and Apple A18 Pro are a pair of 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series. They are used in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro lineups, and built on a second generation 3 nm process by TSMC. Announced on September 9, 2024, they are the successors to the Apple A16 Bionic and the Apple A17 Pro processors, respectively.[5]

  1. ^ https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/7714134
  2. ^ https://www.ft.com/content/85f3efa0-c30d-4eaa-9a4d-5bd6c5243e9f
  3. ^ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/all-iphone-16-models-have-8gb-ram/
  4. ^ Petrov, Daniel (September 12, 2024). "iPhone 16 is the fastest cheap iPhone ever thanks to AI". PhoneArena. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Hill, Brandon; Freedman, Andrew E. (September 9, 2024). "Apple's A18 and A18 Pro processors powers the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro — and Apple Intelligence". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved September 15, 2024.