Apple A18 Pro (Neo) vs Apple M5 Max (18C32G) Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz	18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 460.8GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU 32-Core M5 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 106.2 TOPSINT8 Tensor

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

M5 Max (18C32G)4,340

x1.27

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Core Config

6 Cores 2P - 4E	18 Cores 6P 12M -
6 Threads 2P - 4E	18 Threads 6P 12M -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.04GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P - 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 192KB M -
L1d 128KB P - 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 128KB M -
L2 16MB P shared - 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared -
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 96GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 3
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 384-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth 460.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s UC·Spec·OC 60GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s UC·Spec·OC 460.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 140W
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 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU 32-Core M5 Max
Shaders 640	Shaders 4096
Boost Clock 1.47GHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 106.2 TOPSINT8 Tensor

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model H17 Hyperion
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.17GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 35 TOPSINT8	Performance 40 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family A Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tahiti A18 ProVariant AS14PP-Core - AS14EE-Core	Codename Sotra C M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Mar 4, 2026	Release Date Mar 3, 2026
Part Number APL 1V07	Part Number APL1X16, T6051

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries TSMCiGPU
Fabrication Node N3E -	Fabrication Node N3P N3PiGPU
Die Size 110mm² -	Die Size 167mm² 321mm²iGPU
Transistor Count 18.4B	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 168 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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