GPUs

Apple 4-Core A12 vs Apple 4-Core A18 Full Specs

256 Shaders
1.1GHz
512 Shaders
1.34GHz
Shared Memory34.1GB/sLPDDR4X
Shared Memory60GB/sLPDDR5X
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562.2 GFLOPS
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1.37 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared

4-Core A124-Core A12562.2 GFLOPSFP16
x1
4-Core A184-Core A181.37 TFLOPSFP16
x2.44

Clock Speed
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Clock Speed
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Peak OPS
562.2 GFLOPSFP16
Peak OPS
1.37 TFLOPSFP16
FP32
562.2 GFLOPS
FP32
1.37 TFLOPS
Pixel Rate
8.8 GPixel/s
Pixel Rate
21.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
17.6 GTexel/s
Texture Rate
42.8 GTexel/s

Shaders
256 Shaders
Shaders
512 Shaders
TMUs
16 TMUs
TMUs
32 TMUs
ROPs
8 ROPs
ROPs
16 ROPs
RT Cores
-
RT Cores
4 RT-Cores
EUs
32 EUs
EUs
64 EUs

Boost Clock
1.1GHz
Boost Clock
1.34GHz

L2 Cache
128KB shared
L2 Cache
768KB shared

Shared MemoryLPDDR4X
Shared MemoryLPDDR5X
Memory Bus
64-bit
Memory Bus
64-bit
Memory Speed
4.3GT/s
Memory Speed
7.5GT/s
Memory Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
Memory Bandwidth
60GB/s
ECC
No
ECC
No

Multi-Monitor
1
Multi-Monitor
1

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Encoder Model
Apple Media Engine 3

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Decoder Model
Apple Media Engine 3

Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU

Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 2
Architecture
Apple Gen 7
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Branding
A12 branding
Branding
A18 branding
Codename
G11P
Codename
G17A
Market Segment
Smartphone
Market Segment
Smartphone
Release Date
Sep 12, 2018
Release Date
Feb 19, 2025

Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
N7
Fabrication Node
N3E
Die Size
83mm²
Die Size
90mm²
Transistor Count
6.9 Billion
Transistor Count
15.5 Billion
Transistor Density
83 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
172 MTr/mm²

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