Apple A18 Pro GPU

Apple A18 Pro GPU
  • Graphics Processor: Custom
  • Cores: 768
  • TMUs / ROPs: 40 / 0

Review

Gaming
11
Workstation
21
AI/ML
14
Energy Efficiency
95
NanoReview Final Score
28
Compare Apple A18 Pro GPU with other GPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance tests in graphics benchmarks and applications

3D Mark

Multiplatform graphics benchmark suite that directly correlates with performance in modern games
Steel Nomad Lite Score
1792
Solar Bay 7374
Wild Life Extreme 3947
Sources: 3DMark [1]

GeekBench 6 GPU Compute

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
31229
Background Blur 57.1 img/sec
Face Detection 91.4 img/sec
Horizon Detection 0.92 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 1.21 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 1.5 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.45 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 84.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 3061 FPS
API Metal
Sources: Geekbench [3]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-24 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 OpenCL19670

Artificial Intelligence Tests

Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasks

GeekBench 6 ML

Tests throughput of AI operations in single, half, and quantized precision
GB6 ML Single Precision
6982
GB6 ML Half Precision
8282
GB6 ML Quantized
7200
Image Classification (SP) 3264
Image Segmentation (HP) 4550
Image Super Resolution (Q) 6705
Face Detection (HP) 11770
Pose Estimation (Q) 15548
Text Classification (SP) 3678
Machine Translation (HP) 5678
Object Detection (SP) 3360
Depth Estimation (Q) 13468
Style Transfer (SP) 31541
Framework Core ML
Backend GPU
Sources: Geekbench [9]

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of the Apple A18 Pro GPU

General

Vendor Apple
Build Integrated
Released September 9, 2024
Case Laptop
Purpose Generic
Segment Mid-range
Architecture Apple M GPU
GPU Codename Custom
Recommended CPU - Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) or above
Used in CPUs - Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
Laptop GPU ranking - 81st place

Graphics Processing Unit

Boost Clock 1490 MHz
Shading Units 768
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 40
Compute Units (Pipelines) 128
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Texture Fill Rate 60 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
2.3 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Custom
Manufacturing TSMC
Fabrication Process 3 nm

Memory

Memory Type System Shared
Memory Clock 7500 MHz
Bus 128-bit
ECC No

API

Ray Tracing Yes
DLSS No

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