Apple 5-Core A18

5-Core A18

Apple S9

S9

Apple 5-Core A18 vs Apple S9 Full Specs

640 Shaders
1.34GHz
128 Shaders
440MHz
Shared Memory60GB/sLPDDR5X
Shared Memory25.6GB/sLPDDR5
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1.71 TFLOPS
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112.6 GFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared

5-Core A185-Core A181.71 TFLOPSFP16
x15.20
S9S9112.6 GFLOPSFP16
x1

Clock Speed
··
Clock Speed
··
Peak OPS
1.71 TFLOPSFP16
Peak OPS
112.6 GFLOPSFP16
FP32
1.71 TFLOPS
FP32
112.6 GFLOPS
Pixel Rate
26.8 GPixel/s
Pixel Rate
1.8 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
53.5 GTexel/s
Texture Rate
3.5 GTexel/s

Shaders
640 Shaders
Shaders
128 Shaders
TMUs
40 TMUs
TMUs
8 TMUs
ROPs
20 ROPs
ROPs
4 ROPs
RT Cores
5 RT-Cores
RT Cores
-
EUs
80 EUs
EUs
16 EUs

Boost Clock
1.34GHz
Boost Clock
440MHz

L2 Cache
768KB shared
L2 Cache
-

Shared MemoryLPDDR5X
Shared MemoryLPDDR5
Memory Bus
64-bit
Memory Bus
32-bit
Memory Speed
7.5GT/s
Memory Speed
6.4GT/s
Memory Bandwidth
60GB/s
Memory Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
ECC
No
ECC
No

Max Resolution
3840x2160
Max Resolution
502x410
Refresh Rate Calculator
3840x2160
Resolution4K UHD
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate Calculator
-
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
Manufacturer
Chip Designer
Chip Designer
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
A18 branding
Branding
S9 branding
Codename
G17A
Codename
G15M
Market Segment
Smartphone
Market Segment
Smartwatch
Release Date
Sep 9, 2024
Release Date
Sep 12, 2023

Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
N3E
Fabrication Node
N4P
Die Size
90mm²
Die Size
41mm²
Transistor Count
15.5B
Transistor Count
5.6B
Transistor Density
172 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
135 MTr/mm²