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A18 Pro vs A17 Pro

A18 Pro
VS
A17 Pro
A18 Pro
A17 Pro

We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A18 Pro (with Apple A18 Pro GPU graphics) and A17 Pro (Apple A17 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (19)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Apple A18 Pro
  • Supports 17% higher memory bandwidth (60 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 21%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 1782K vs 1467K
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (4050 vs 3780 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Higher GPU frequency (~7%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
A18 Pro
vs
A17 Pro

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
A18 Pro +21%
1782199
A17 Pro
1467470
CPU 521852 374357
GPU 562674 463612
Memory 187942 184670
UX 509731 444831
Total score 1782199 1467470
Samples [15 tests] [21 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
A18 Pro +20%
3570
A17 Pro
2969
Multi-Core Score
A18 Pro +17%
8923
A17 Pro
7599
Asset compression 299.9 MB/sec 254.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 191.2 pages/sec 166 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 196.8 Mpixels/sec 180.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 319.6 images/sec 178.7 images/sec
HDR 289.5 Mpixels/sec 240.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 37.6 images/sec 26.7 images/sec
Photo processing 91 images/sec 77.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.03 Mpixels/sec 7.76 Mpixels/sec
Samples 14 tests 32 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
A18 Pro +19%
33278
A17 Pro
28057
Background blur 62.5 images/sec 55.5 images/sec
Face detection 78.2 images/sec 65.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.98 Gpixels/sec 0.8 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 1.3 Gpixels/sec 1.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.5 Gpixels/sec 1.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.49 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 100 Gpixels/sec 87.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3659.7 FPS 3313.9 FPS
API Metal Metal
Samples 7 tests 22 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
A18 Pro +25%
1732
A17 Pro
1391
Score 1732 1391
Stability 71% 71%
Graphics test 13 FPS 10 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
A18 Pro +25%
7585
A17 Pro
6089
Score 7585 6089
Stability - 73%
Graphics test 29 FPS 23 FPS
Section 1 35 FPS 29 FPS
Section 2 30 FPS 23 FPS
Section 3 21 FPS 16 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
A18 Pro
n/a
A17 Pro
3655
Score - 3655
Stability - 63%
Graphics test - 21 FPS

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple A18 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-23 -> RappzzzzAnTuTu 112043169
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-20 (thuanday)AnTuTu 112043169
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-17 (Jonibek)AnTuTu 111692383
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Neuron)AnTuTu 111500141
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr)AnTuTu 111650968
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Apple A17 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-23 (podsolnuh)AnTuTu 111357765
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Zabza)AnTuTu 111599694
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-10 (elio)AnTuTu 111445771
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-28 (human)Geekbench 6 GPU26734
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-28 (human)Geekbench 6 CPU2892 / 7293
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of A18 Pro and A17 Pro

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz โ€“ Everest
4x 2.42 GHz โ€“ Sawtooth		 2x 3.78 GHz โ€“ Everest
4x 2.11 GHz โ€“ Sawtooth
Cores 6 6
Frequency 4050 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache 192 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistor count - 19 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 10 W 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Apple A18 Pro GPU Apple A17 GPU
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 1490 MHz 1398 MHz
Pipelines 6 6
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 768 768
FLOPS 2289 Gigaflops 2147.2 Gigaflops

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance 35 TOPS 35 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 60 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type NVMe NVMe
Max display resolution - 1290 x 2796
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X71 5G Snapdragon X70
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2024 September 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V07 APL1V02
Successor - Apple A19 Pro - Apple A19 Pro

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Comments

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LGs April 12, 2025 at 07:14 PM
The max display resolution should be 1488x2266 found on the ipad mini 7
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Vipinverma September 24, 2024 at 06:54 PM
A18 pro got faster ram ddr 5t.
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Boris September 27, 2024 at 10:26 PM
It is exactly LPDDR5X, not T.
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Justin December 11, 2024 at 06:17 AM
Boris, My question to you smart guys is why does the 818 pro have a lower and two to score than the 17 pro in ram. It even has a lower score than the 16 pro in ram
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westworld-1973 September 15, 2024 at 05:32 AM
A18 Pro is Bluetooth 5.3 per https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-14-pro-max,iphone-16-pro-max,iphone-15-pro-max Please delineate between different generations of TSMC process nodes, for example, the A18 Pro is 2nd Generation 3nm. You could make a clickable link or footnote to show what the difference is.
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vipin verma October 20, 2024 at 06:17 AM
a17 pro vs a18 pro , nithing major diffrent both are same excepted ddr ram , 10 percent cpu improovment lit bit battery new nm , i go with a17 pro save money got used 1 month old 15 pro max arround 85k
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Boris September 12, 2024 at 10:48 AM
A17 Pro is not Everest/Sawtooth. That's A16 cores. A17 Pro doesn't have codenames for it's cores. A18 Pro core clocks are also wrong. Big cores are 4.04GHz.
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Dilaw Nac September 10, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Video capture on A18 pro is 4K120fps not 4K60fps.
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Vibro September 10, 2024 at 06:08 AM
4k 120 fps go and ๐Ÿ”search
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Dilaw Nac September 10, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Thanks now they fix it
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A18 in better in 2025 July 1, 2024 at 09:15 AM
But on paper sd 8 gen 4 big improvement in in cpu and gpu in 2025, s25 ultra may be winner in 2025 if apple do nothing in chip next year , or need fast development 1nm chip if they wanna kill snapdragon
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koLAPS August 24, 2024 at 09:20 AM
And, of course, your much-hyped 8 Gen 4, as always, turns out to be completely useless without an additional cooler. Just start up Genshin Impact, and in five minutes this 'masterpiece' drops the FPS to a pathetic 30 frames. We've already seen this with the 8 Gen 3: everything looks perfect on paper, but in reality โ€” itโ€™s on the level of the 8+ Gen 1, maybe even worse, like in the Samsung S24 Ultra, where even a less demanding game might just crash. Nothing but promises. While youโ€™re dreaming about next-gen performance, you get the same old overheating and throttling. Bravo, just bravo!
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Yuna September 10, 2024 at 12:44 PM
koLAPS, Hey it's depend on Phone Brand Bro. In Redmagic Series, you can see how Snapdragon 8 gen 3 is Powerful. I mean it's depend on Cooling System. If Snapdragon 8 gen 4 is true as on paper, Snapdragon 8 gen 4 will crash A18 pro. Don't be Apple Fan boy bro.
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Miwa September 10, 2024 at 04:07 PM
Yuna, redmagic doesn't count lol. its not a smartphone but an ass.
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About that... September 15, 2024 at 08:13 AM
Apple doesn't compete with Qualcomm or any other company for that matter, which is why this year, as in previous years, the basic models of the iPhone are lacking in terms of features compared to models from other companies that're sold in the same price ranges. Apple is the Nintendo of the smartphone market. They ignore the competition and do their own thing.
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Apple cooling system sucks September 21, 2024 at 11:09 PM
koLAPS, As per usual apple fan boys make things up and live in there own fantasy ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ. First of all that yapping session you gave is completely false with no facts. It's literally the opposite ๐Ÿคฃ iphones always overheat and drop frames compared to android. Shitty ass chip with no thermal management compared to snapdragon.
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Steve October 27, 2024 at 05:35 AM
Apple cooling system sucks, You can actually check DAMETECH on yt comparing the 16pm (which uses the a18p) and the s24u which used the sd8g3 also yes i know were talking about the G4 but it also proves your statement wrong, it not only kept the phone cooler but it also sustainted higher fps and resolution (on genshin test, wuwa, cod, ect) and if you still think the a18P is still worse just think about how overpowered IOS makes it (iโ€™d continue but youโ€™ll probably ignore my claims)
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Steve October 27, 2024 at 05:40 AM
Yuna, Its not always about the chip your right about that but your wrong about redmagic series making things faster. It would usually depend on the phones OS or the way the hardware is placed in the phone (like in 16pm it spreads out parts so it doesnt heat up that much compared to the 15pm iirc) but it also may not depend on its cooling system as much as the OS and i know you are going to say โ€œandroid is better than iosโ€ but it really isnt so maybe look more into OSโ€™ Also saying this as a fan of samsung phones (dont be confused with android phones, android is software)
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Orโ€ฆ October 27, 2024 at 05:41 AM
Make ios better then it already is so android cant compete
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