5-Core A18 vs 4-Core A18
            5-Core A18
            
                
            
        
    
            4-Core A18
            
                
            
        
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                             640 Shaders 
                            Shared Memory 
                            1450MHz 
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                             512 Shaders 
                            Shared Memory 
                            1450MHz 
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                             Peak AI Performance 
                            1.86 TFLOPS 
                            FP16 
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                             Peak AI Performance 
                            1.49 TFLOPS 
                            FP16 
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                             FP32 
                            1.86 TFLOPS 
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                             FP32 
                            1.49 TFLOPS 
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                             FP16 
                            1.86 TFLOPS 
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                             FP16 
                            1.49 TFLOPS 
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                             Form Factor 
                            iGPU 
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                             Form Factor 
                            iGPU 
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                             TDP 
                            Shared 
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                                         GB6 OpenCL N/A 
                                            
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                                         GB6 OpenCL N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Metal N/A 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Vulkan N/A 
                                            
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                                         GB5 CUDA N/A 
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                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 Vulkan N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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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 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         OCT Metal N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         Peak AI
                                            Performance 
                                        
                                            1.86 TFLOPS
                                         
                                        
                                            FP16
                                         
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                                         Peak AI
                                            Performance 
                                        
                                            1.49 TFLOPS
                                         
                                        
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                                            1.49 TFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP32
                                         
                                        
                                            1.86 TFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            1.49 TFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                         Pixel
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            29 GPixel/s
                                         
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                                         Pixel
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            23.2 GPixel/s
                                         
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                                         Texture
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            58 GTexel/s
                                         
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                                         Texture
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            46.4 GTexel/s
                                         
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            Apple
                                        
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            Apple
                                        
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                                         Chip Designer 
                                        
                                            Apple
                                        
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                                         Chip Designer 
                                        
                                            Apple
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            Apple Gen 7
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            Apple Gen 7
                                        
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                                         Family 
                                        
                                            A Series
                                        
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                                         Family 
                                        
                                            A Series
                                        
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                                         Codename 
                                        G17A 
                                        A18 
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                                         Codename 
                                        G17A 
                                        A18 
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                                         Market Segment 
                                        Mobile 
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                                         Market Segment 
                                        Mobile 
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                                         Release Date 
                                        9/9/2024 
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                                         Release Date 
                                        2/19/2025 
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                                         Form 
                                        iGPU 
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                                         Form 
                                        iGPU 
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                                         Shading Units 
                                        640 Shaders 
                                        - 
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                                         Shading Units 
                                        512 Shaders 
                                        - 
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                                         Texture Mapping Units 
                                        40 TMUs 
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                                         Texture Mapping Units 
                                        32 TMUs 
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                                         Render Output Units 
                                        20 ROPs 
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                                         Render Output Units 
                                        16 ROPs 
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                                         Ray-Tracing Cores 
                                        5 RT-Cores 
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                                         Ray-Tracing Cores 
                                        4 RT-Cores 
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                                         Execution Units 
                                        80 EUs 
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                                         Execution Units 
                                        64 EUs 
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                                         Graphics Processing Clusters 
                                        5 GPCs 
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                                         Graphics Processing Clusters 
                                        4 GPCs 
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                                        1450MHz 
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                                        1450MHz 
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                                         L1 
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                                         L2 
                                        Unknown 
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                                         L2 
                                        Unknown 
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                                         Shared Memory 
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                                         TDP 
                                        Shared 
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                                         Max Resolution 
                                        3840x2160 
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                                         Max Resolution 
                                        3840x2160 
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                                         Max Resolution Refresh Rate 
                                        60Hz 
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                                         Max Resolution Refresh Rate 
                                        60Hz 
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                                         Variable Refresh Rate 
                                        - 
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                                         Variable Refresh Rate 
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                                         Display Stream Compression (DSC) 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Display Stream Compression (DSC) 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Multi Monitor Support 
                                        1 
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                                         Multi Monitor Support 
                                        1 
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                                         Model 
                                        Apple Media Engine 3 
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                                         Model 
                                        Apple Media Engine 3 
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                                         Model 
                                        Apple Media Engine 3 
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