Apple A18 vs A16 Bionic
We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A18 (with Apple A18 GPU graphics) and A16 Bionic (Apple A16 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Apple A18
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- 17% higher CPU clock speed (4050 vs 3460 MHz)
- Supports 17% higher memory bandwidth (60 against 51.2 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 21%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 1972K vs 1626K
- Better instruction set architecture
- Higher GPU frequency (~7%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 611649 | 432740 |
| GPU | 589953 | 490354 |
| Memory | 181123 | 216774 |
| UX | 589751 | 486140 |
| Total score | 1972476 | 1626008 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | [36 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 286.8 MB/sec | 234.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 184.2 pages/sec | 155.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 201.2 Mpixels/sec | 157.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 297.2 images/sec | 149.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 279.1 Mpixels/sec | 202.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 36.2 images/sec | 25.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 90 images/sec | 76.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 8.68 Mpixels/sec | 6.74 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 6 tests | 24 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 49.2 images/sec | 39.5 images/sec |
| Face detection | 71.8 images/sec | 50.9 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.86 Gpixels/sec | 0.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.14 Gpixels/sec | 1.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.44 Gpixels/sec | 1.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.39 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 77.7 Gpixels/sec | 70.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 2811.1 FPS | 2162.5 FPS |
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Samples | 4 tests | 12 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1579 | - |
| Stability | 75% | - |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 6750 | 4266 |
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Section 1 | 31 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | 26 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | 12 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 3335 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 19 FPS |
Recent User Tests
Apple A18
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-07-30 (Dddd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1905485 |
| ๐ 2026-07-18 (Aj) | AnTuTu 11 | 1949745 |
| ๐ 2026-07-15 (vovachips) | AnTuTu 11 | 1842572 |
| ๐ 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3531 / 9122 |
| ๐ 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | AnTuTu 11 | 2045650 |
Apple A16 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-26 (Peltsi74) | AnTuTu 11 | 1477304 |
| ๐ 2026-09-21 (ะัะพะผะฝะฐั ะฑะพะผะฑะฐ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1772840 |
| ๐ 2026-09-19 (Bear lover) | AnTuTu 11 | 1714105 |
| ๐ 2026-09-14 (ZUSEPRO) | AnTuTu 11 | 1603687 |
| ๐ 2026-08-31 (LORDroid) | AnTuTu 11 | 1445126 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Apple A18 and A16 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz โ Everest 4x 2.42 GHz โ Sawtooth |
2x 3.46 GHz โ Everest 4x 2.02 GHz โ Sawtooth |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 16 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A18 GPU | Apple A16 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Pipelines | 5 | 5 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 640 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | 1789.4 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 35 TOPS | 17 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 | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | - | 2796 x 1290 |
| 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 - 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 | - |
| 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 |
Info
| Announced | September 2024 | September 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1V08 | APL1W10 |
| Successor | - Apple A19 | - Apple A19 Pro |
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