GPUs
Apple 4-Core A18

4-Core A18

Apple 7-Core A12X

7-Core A12X

Apple 4-Core A18 vs Apple 7-Core A12X Full Specs

512 Shaders
1.34GHz
448 Shaders
1.1GHz
Shared Memory60GB/sLPDDR5X
Shared Memory68.3GB/sLPDDR4X
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1.37 TFLOPS
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983.8 GFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared

4-Core A184-Core A181.37 TFLOPSFP16
x1.39
7-Core A12X7-Core A12X983.8 GFLOPSFP16
x1

Clock Speed
··
Clock Speed
··
Peak OPS
1.37 TFLOPSFP16
Peak OPS
983.8 GFLOPSFP16
FP32
1.37 TFLOPS
FP32
983.8 GFLOPS
Pixel Rate
21.4 GPixel/s
Pixel Rate
15.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
42.8 GTexel/s
Texture Rate
30.7 GTexel/s

Shaders
512 Shaders
Shaders
448 Shaders
TMUs
32 TMUs
TMUs
28 TMUs
ROPs
16 ROPs
ROPs
14 ROPs
RT Cores
4 RT-Cores
RT Cores
-
EUs
64 EUs
EUs
56 EUs

Boost Clock
1.34GHz
Boost Clock
1.1GHz

L2 Cache
768KB shared
L2 Cache
256KB shared

Shared MemoryLPDDR5X
Shared MemoryLPDDR4X
Memory Bus
64-bit
Memory Bus
128-bit
Memory Speed
7.5GT/s
Memory Speed
4.3GT/s
Memory Bandwidth
60GB/s
Memory Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
ECC
No
ECC
No

Max Resolution
3840x2160
Max Resolution
3840x2160
Refresh Rate Calculator
3840x2160
Resolution4K UHD
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate Calculator
3840x2160
Resolution4K UHD
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Multi-Monitor
1
Multi-Monitor
1
DSC
Not Supported
DSC
Not Supported

Encoder
Apple Media Engine 3
-
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
ProRes
Codec
-

Decoder
Apple Media Engine 3
-
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
ProRes
Codec
-

Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU

Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Chip Designer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Gen 7
Architecture
Apple Gen 2
Family
A Series
Family
A Series
Branding
A18 branding
Branding
A12X branding
Codename
G17A
Codename
G11G
Market Segment
Smartphone
Market Segment
Tablet
Release Date
Feb 19, 2025
Release Date
Oct 30, 2018

Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
N3E
Fabrication Node
N7
Die Size
90mm²
Die Size
135mm²
Transistor Count
15.5B
Transistor Count
10B
Transistor Density
172 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
74 MTr/mm²