Apple A18
The A18 is one of Apple flagship CPU. It has 4 cores and was announced in 2024 Quarter 3. It has "big.LITTLE" cores-set: 4x Apple Sawtooth (2.42 GHz). The processor is manufactured using a 3 nm process technology and supports 4G, 5G, LPDDR5X.
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth |
| Number of cores | 4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm |
| TDP | 9 Watt |
| Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A18 GPU |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1490 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 |
| Shaders | 640 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps |
| Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | APL1V08 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship |
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