5-Core A18 vs 4-Core A12

5-Core A18
4-Core A12
640 Shaders
Shared Memory
1450MHz
256 Shaders
Shared Memory
1125MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.86 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
580 GFLOPS
FP16
FP32
1.86 TFLOPS
FP32
580 GFLOPS
FP16
1.86 TFLOPS
FP16
580 GFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared

Peak AI Performance

  • 3.21x faster vs 4-Core A12
  • 69% slower vs 5-Core A18
5-Core A18 - 1.86 TFLOPS FP16
x3.21
4-Core A12 - 580 GFLOPS FP16
x1

FP32

  • 3.21x faster vs 4-Core A12
  • 69% slower vs 5-Core A18
5-Core A18 - 1.86 TFLOPS FP32
x3.21
4-Core A12 - 580 GFLOPS FP32
x1

FP16

  • 3.21x faster vs 4-Core A12
  • 69% slower vs 5-Core A18
5-Core A18 - 1.86 TFLOPS FP16
x3.21
4-Core A12 - 580 GFLOPS FP16
x1
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal 9,875
4%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 7
Architecture
Apple Gen 2
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Codename
G17P
A18
Codename
G11P
A12 Bionic
Market Segment
Mobile
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
9/9/2024
Release Date
9/12/2018
Form
iGPU
Form
iGPU
Shading Units
640 Shaders
Shading Units
256 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
40 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
16 TMUs
Render Output Units
20 ROPs
Render Output Units
8 ROPs
Ray-Tracing Cores
5 RT-Cores
-
-
Execution Units
80 EUs
Execution Units
32 EUs
Graphics Processing Clusters
5 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
4 GPCs
1450MHz
1125MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.86 TFLOPS
FP16
Peak AI Performance
580 GFLOPS
FP16
FP16
1.86 TFLOPS
FP16
580 GFLOPS
FP32
1.86 TFLOPS
FP32
580 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
29 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
9 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
58 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
18 GTexel/s
L1
Unknown
L1
Unknown
L2
Unknown
L2
Unknown
Shared Memory
Shared Memory
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared
Max Resolution
3840x2160
Max Resolution
3840x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
1
Multi Monitor Support
1
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
No Encoders
-
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
ProRes
ProRes Raw
-
-
-
-
-
Model
Apple Media Engine 3
No Decoders
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
ProRes
ProRes Raw
-
-
-
-
-
Not a Card
Not a Card
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