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Apple A18 Pro
The iPhone 16 Pro engine: second-generation 3nm, a 35-TOPS Neural Engine and desktop-class single-core speed that still embarrasses most 2025 Android silicon.
Pros
- Excellent single-core performance
- Efficient TSMC N3E process
- 35 TOPS Neural Engine built for Apple Intelligence
- Strong sustained gaming with hardware ray tracing
Cons
- No integrated modem
- Multi-core ceiling below 8-core Android flagships
- Modest GPU gains over A17 Pro
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple A18 Pro
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 3 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 8 W
- Architecture
- Armv9.2
CPU
- Cores
- 6
- Core configuration
- 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz
- Max clock
- 4.05 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Apple GPU (6-core)
AI
- NPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- AI performance
- 35 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X-7500
- Max bandwidth
- 60 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- External (Snapdragon X75)
Media
- Video capture
- 4K@120fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 1,750,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,400
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 8,400
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 4,300
Quick answers
Is the Apple A18 Pro good in 2026?
The Apple A18 Pro earns an Inno Score of 67.7/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The iPhone 16 Pro engine: second-generation 3nm, a 35-TOPS Neural Engine and desktop-class single-core speed that still embarrasses most 2025 Android silicon.
What are the key specs of the Apple A18 Pro?
Cores: 6 · Process: 3 nm · AnTuTu 10: 1,750,000 · GPU: Apple GPU (6-core)
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple A18 Pro?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Samsung Exynos 2500, MediaTek Dimensity 9400, MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
