Apple 5-Core A18 vs Qualcomm Adreno 830 Full Specs
640 Shaders 1.34GHz | 1,536 Shaders 1.1GHz |
Shared Memory60GB/sLPDDR5X | Shared Memory84.8GB/sLPDDR5X |
·· 1.71 TFLOPS | ·· 3.38 TFLOPS |
Form Factor iGPU | Form Factor iGPU |
TDP Shared | TDP 5W |
Clock Speed ·· | Clock Speed ·· |
Peak OPS 1.71 TFLOPSFP16 | Peak OPS 6.76 TFLOPSFP16 |
- | BF16 6.76 TFLOPS |
FP32 1.71 TFLOPS | FP32 3.38 TFLOPS |
- | FP64 844.8 GFLOPS |
Pixel Rate 26.8 GPixel/s | Pixel Rate 52.8 GPixel/s |
Texture Rate 53.5 GTexel/s | Texture Rate 105.6 GTexel/s |
Shaders 640 Shaders | Shaders 1,536 Shaders |
TMUs 40 TMUs | TMUs 96 TMUs |
ROPs 20 ROPs | ROPs 48 ROPs |
RT Cores 5 RT-Cores | RT Cores - |
EUs 80 EUs | EUs 12 EUs |
Boost Clock 1.34GHz | Boost Clock 1.1GHz |
L2 Cache 768KB shared | L2 Cache 1MB shared |
L3 Cache - | L3 Cache 4MB shared |
Shared MemoryLPDDR5X | Shared MemoryLPDDR5X |
Memory Bus 64-bit | Memory Bus 64-bit |
Memory Speed 7.5GT/s | Memory Speed 10.6GT/s |
Memory Bandwidth 60GB/s | Memory Bandwidth 84.8GB/s |
ECC No | ECC No |
TDP Shared | TDP 5W |
Multi-Monitor 1 | Multi-Monitor 1 |
Encoder Model Apple Media Engine 3 | Encoder Model Hexagon |
Codec - - - - - AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) ProRes | Codec H.263 MPEG-4 VC-1 VP8 VP9 AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) - |
Decoder Model Apple Media Engine 3 | Decoder Model Hexagon AV1 |
Codec - - - - - - AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) AV1 ProRes | Codec MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 VC-1 VP8 VP9 AVC (H.264) HEVC (H.265) AV1 - |
Form Factor iGPU | Form Factor iGPU |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
Chip Designer | Chip Designer |
Architecture | Architecture |
Family | Family |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename G17A | Codename - |
Market Segment Smartphone | Market Segment Smartphone |
Release Date Sep 9, 2024 | Release Date Oct 1, 2024 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node N3E | Fabrication Node N3E |
Die Size 90mm² | Die Size 124mm² |
Transistor Count 15.5 Billion | Transistor Count - |
Transistor Density 172 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density - |

