Apple A18 Pro (Neo) vs Apple M3 (8C8G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU 8-Core M3-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16

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

x1.09

M3 (8C8G-FL)3,130

x1

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Core Config

6 Cores 2P 4E	8 Cores 4P 4E
6 Threads 2P 4E	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.04GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
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 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 2
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s UC·Spec·OC 60GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 102.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Peak Power 12W	Peak Power -
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU 8-Core M3-FL
Shaders 640	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.47GHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model H15 Themis
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.17GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 35 TOPSINT8	Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family A Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tahiti A18 ProVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 4, 2026	Release Date Oct 30, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node N3B
Die Size 110mm²	Die Size 153mm²
Transistor Count 18.4B	Transistor Count 25B
Transistor Density 168 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²

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