Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad 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
November 2020
September 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1102
A18 Pro
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3890 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
-
Connectivity
4G support
-
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.4
Wi-Fi
-
7
Navigation
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
78.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
-
Audio codecs
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
-
1x 48MP
Storage type
-
NVMe
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
-
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Neural Engine
TDP
14 W
-
Advantages
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (November 2020 vs September 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
2319
Apple A18 Pro
+47%
3408
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
8478
Apple A18 Pro
+7%
9092
SiliconCat Rating
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Apple A18 Pro
