5-Core A18 Pro vs 32-Core M5 Max

5-Core A18 Pro
32-Core M5 Max
640 Shaders
Shared Memory
1470MHz
4096 Shaders
Shared Memory
1620MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.88 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
26.54 TFLOPS
FP8 Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
FP32
1.88 TFLOPS
FP32
13.27 TFLOPS
FP16
1.88 TFLOPS
FP16
26.54 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
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Form Factor
iGPU
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TDP
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TDP
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
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GB6 Metal N/A
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GB6 Metal N/A
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
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GB5 CUDA N/A
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GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
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GB5 Metal N/A
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
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GB5 Vulkan N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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Peak AI Performance
1.88 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
26.54 TFLOPS
FP8 Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
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FP8
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26.54 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
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26.54 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
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FP16
1.88 TFLOPS
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FP16
26.54 TFLOPS
13.27 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
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13.27 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
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FP32
1.88 TFLOPS
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FP32
13.27 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
29.4 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
207.36 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
58.8 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
414.72 GTexel/s
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 7
Architecture
Apple Gen 8
Family
A Series
Family
M Series
Codename
G17P
A18 Pro
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Codename
G17M
M5 Max
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Market Segment
Smartphone
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/4/2026
Release Date
3/3/2026
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Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
640 Shaders
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Shading Units
4096 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
40 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
256 TMUs
Render Output Units
20 ROPs
Render Output Units
128 ROPs
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Tensor Cores
32 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
5 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
32 RT-Cores
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Execution Units
80 EUs
Execution Units
512 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
5 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
32 GPCs
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1470MHz
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1620MHz
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L1
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L1
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L2
768KB Shared
L2
8MB Shared
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Shared Memory
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Shared Memory
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TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
3840x2160
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
1
Multi Monitor Support
4
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Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Model
2x Apple Media Engine 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Codec
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HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes
ProRes Raw
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
Model
2x Apple Media Engine 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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ProRes Raw
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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ProRes Raw
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Not a Card
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Not a Card
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Change Comparison