Apple A12Z Bionic
Apple A12Z Bionic vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A12Z Bionic and Apple A18 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
March 2020
September 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1083
A18 Pro
Architecture
4x 2.5 GHz – Vortex
4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
7 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
3890 MHz
Transistor count
10
-
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A12Z GPU
-
GPU frequency
1340 MHz
-
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
-
FLOPS
1.106 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
64
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
No
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.4
Wi-Fi
5
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
2x 64 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.2 GB/s
78.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
8 MB
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Audio codecs
Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC v2, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 12MP
1x 48MP
Storage type
NVMe
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M12
Neural Engine
TDP
15 W
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Advantages
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (2500 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (68.2 GB/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (March 2020 vs September 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
1322
Apple A18 Pro
+158%
3408
Multi Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
4642
Apple A18 Pro
+96%
9092
SiliconCat Rating
29
Ranks 29 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Apple A18 Pro
