Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A14 Bionic vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A14 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
September 2020
September 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W01
A18 Pro
Architecture
2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm
4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Cores
6
6
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
3890 MHz
Transistor count
11.8
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A14 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
-
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
-
FLOPS
0.6543 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
4
-
Shading units
64
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
78.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
8 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
-
1x 48MP
Storage type
NVMe
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
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)
Neural Engine
Neural Engine
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2020 vs September 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A14 Bionic
2087
Apple A18 Pro
+63%
3408
Multi Core
Apple A14 Bionic
4820
Apple A18 Pro
+89%
9092
AnTuTu 10
Apple A14 Bionic
1072101
Apple A18 Pro
+83%
1957348
SiliconCat Rating
18
Ranks 18 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Apple A18 Pro
