Apple A11 Bionic vs Apple A18

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A11 Bionic with Apple A18. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A11 Bionic
407854
A18

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A11 Bionic
1083
A18
3435

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A11 Bionic
2348
A18
8515

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.39 GHz – Monsoon
4x 1.19 GHz – Mistral
4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth
Number of cores 6 4
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Number of transistors 4300 million
TDP 8 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Apple M10 Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 3 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe

Graphics

GPU name Apple gen. 1 Apple A18 GPU
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Apple GPU
GPU frequency 1066 MHz 1490 MHz
Execution units 3 5
Shaders 192 640

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2436x1125
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 48MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 4K@120fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
MJPEG (Motion JPEG)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 3 2024 Quarter 3
Partnumber APL1W72 APL1V08
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship