Apple A18 vs Apple M2 (iPad)

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Apple M2 (iPad). Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18

3435

M2 (iPad)

2620

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18

8515

M2 (iPad)

9793

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.5-A
Lithography	3 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors		20000 million
TDP	9 Watt	20 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 GPU	Apple M2 GPU
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	1398 MHz
Execution units	5	8
Shaders	640	1024

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2732x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS