Apple A18 Pro (Neo) vs Apple A9X Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz	2 Cores 2 Threads 2.26GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 8W
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR4
iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU PowerVR GT7850 A9X
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 998.4 GFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

A18 Pro (Neo)3,409

x4.49

A9X760

x1

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Core Config

6 Cores 2P 4E	2 Cores 2P -
6 Threads 2P 4E	2 Threads 2P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.04GHz	Base Clock 2.26GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 64KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 64KB P -
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 3MB P shared -
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR4
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 2GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 2
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 3200MT/s
Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 8W
Peak Power 12W	Peak Power -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU PowerVR GT7850 A9X
Shaders 640	Shaders 384
Boost Clock 1.47GHz	Boost Clock 650MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 998.4 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model -
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.17GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 35 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 4ARMv8.0-A
Family A Series	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tahiti A18 ProVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename Elba A9XVariant TwisterP-Core -
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 4, 2026	Release Date Nov 11, 2015

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node 16FF+
Die Size 110mm²	Die Size 144mm²
Transistor Count 18.4 Billion	Transistor Count 3.5 Billion
Transistor Density 168 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 24 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Neo(Early 2026)	Laptops -
Tablets -	Tablets iPad Pro 9.7"(A9X, Early 2016)iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 1(A9X, Late 2015)

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