GPUs

Apple 8-Core A12Z vs Apple 5-Core A18 Pro Full Specs

512 Shaders
1.1GHz
640 Shaders
1.47GHz
Shared Memory68.3GB/sLPDDR4X
Shared Memory60GB/sLPDDR5X
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1.12 TFLOPS
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1.88 TFLOPS
Form Factor
iGPU
Form Factor
iGPU
TDP
Shared
TDP
Shared

8-Core A12Z8-Core A12Z1.12 TFLOPSFP16
x1
5-Core A18 Pro5-Core A18 Pro1.88 TFLOPSFP16
x1.67

Clock Speed
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Clock Speed
··
Peak OPS
1.12 TFLOPSFP16
Peak OPS
1.88 TFLOPSFP16
FP32
1.12 TFLOPS
FP32
1.88 TFLOPS
Pixel Rate
17.6 GPixel/s
Pixel Rate
29.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
35.1 GTexel/s
Texture Rate
58.8 GTexel/s

Shaders
512 Shaders
Shaders
640 Shaders
TMUs
32 TMUs
TMUs
40 TMUs
ROPs
16 ROPs
ROPs
20 ROPs
RT Cores
-
RT Cores
5 RT-Cores
EUs
64 EUs
EUs
80 EUs

Boost Clock
1.1GHz
Boost Clock
1.47GHz

L2 Cache
256KB shared
L2 Cache
768KB shared

Shared MemoryLPDDR4X
Shared MemoryLPDDR5X
Memory Bus
128-bit
Memory Bus
64-bit
Memory Speed
4.3GT/s
Memory Speed
7.5GT/s
Memory Bandwidth
68.3GB/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
A12Z branding
Branding
A18 Pro branding
Codename
G11G
Codename
G17P
Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Smartphone
Release Date
Mar 25, 2020
Release Date
Mar 4, 2026

Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
N7
Fabrication Node
N3E
Die Size
135mm²
Die Size
110mm²
Transistor Count
10 Billion
Transistor Count
18.4 Billion
Transistor Density
74 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
168 MTr/mm²

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