Apple A16 (iPad) vs Apple A18 (16e) Full Specs

Summary

5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz	6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU 4-Core A18
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A16 (iPad)2,586

x1

A18 (16e)3,336

x1.29

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Core Config

5 Cores 2P 3E	6 Cores 2P 4E
5 Threads 2P 3E	6 Threads 2P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.44GHz	Base Clock 4.04GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 8MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache 12MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 8GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 1
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth 60GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 60GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 12W

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x3 5.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU 4-Core A18
Shaders 512	Shaders 512
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.06GHz	NPU Clock 2.17GHz
Performance 17 TOPSFP16	Performance 35 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family A Series	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Crete A16Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Tupai A18Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Sep 9, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N4P	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 115mm²	Die Size 90mm²
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count 15.5 Billion
Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 172 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Smartphones -	Smartphones iPhone 16e
Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)	Tablets -

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