Apple 4-Core A18 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M Full Specs
512 Shaders 1.34GHz | 640 Shaders 1.08GHz |
Shared Memory60GB/sLPDDR5X | 2GB GDDR580GB/s placeholder |
·· 1.37 TFLOPS | ·· 1.39 TFLOPS |
Form Factor iGPU | Form Factor Soldered |
TDP Shared | TDP 45W |
Clock Speed ·· | Clock Speed ··· |
Peak OPS 1.37 TFLOPSFP16 | Peak OPS 1.39 TFLOPSFP32 |
FP32 1.37 TFLOPS | FP32 1.39 TFLOPS |
- | FP64 43.4 GFLOPS |
Pixel Rate 21.4 GPixel/s | Pixel Rate 17.4 GPixel/s |
Texture Rate 42.8 GTexel/s | Texture Rate 43.4 GTexel/s |
Shaders 512 Shaders | Shaders 640 Shaders |
TMUs 32 TMUs | TMUs 40 TMUs |
ROPs 16 ROPs | ROPs 16 ROPs |
RT Cores 4 RT-Cores | RT Cores - |
EUs 64 EUs | SMs 5 SMs |
Base Clock - | Base Clock 1.03GHz |
Boost Clock 1.34GHz | Boost Clock 1.08GHz |
L2 Cache 768KB shared | L2 Cache 2MB shared |
Shared MemoryLPDDR5X | 2GB GDDR5 placeholder |
Memory Bus 64-bit | Memory Bus 128-bit |
Memory Speed 7.5GT/s | Memory Speed 5GT/s |
Memory Bandwidth 60GB/s | Memory Bandwidth 80GB/s |
ECC No | ECC No |
TDP Shared | TDP 45W |
Multi-Monitor 1 | Multi-Monitor 2 |
Encoder Model Apple Media Engine 3 | Encoder Model NVENC 2 |
Decoder Model Apple Media Engine 3 | Decoder Model NVDEC 1 |
Form Factor iGPU | Form Factor Soldered |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
Chip Designer | Chip Designer |
Architecture | Architecture |
Family | Family |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename G17A | Codename NV117 |
Chip Variant - | Chip Variant GM107-220-A2 |
Market Segment Smartphone | Market Segment Laptop |
Release Date Feb 19, 2025 | Release Date Mar 12, 2014 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node N3E | Fabrication Node 28nm |
Die Size 90mm² | Die Size 148mm² |
Transistor Count 15.5 Billion | Transistor Count 1.9 Billion |
Transistor Density 172 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density 12.64 MTr/mm² |
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CPUs | CPUs - |
Laptops - | Laptops |
Smartphones | Smartphones - |



