Apple A18
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | September 9, 2024 |
| Designed by | Apple Inc. |
| Common manufacturer | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | to 4.04 GHz |
| Cache | |
| L2 cache | A18: 8 MB (performance cores) A18 Pro: 16 MB (performance cores) 4 MB (efficiency cores) |
| Last level cache | A18: 12 MB (system level cache) A18 Pro: 24 MB (system level cache) |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Mobile A18 Pro |
| Technology node | 3 nm (TSMC N3E) |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A |
| Physical specifications | |
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| GPUs | A18
A18 Pro
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| Co-processor | NPU: 35 TOPS |
| History | |
| Predecessors | Apple A17 Pro (iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max) Apple A16 Bionic (iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus) Apple A15 Bionic (iPhone SE (3rd generation)) |
The Apple A18 and Apple A18 Pro are a pair of 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series. They are used in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro lineups and the iPhone 16e, and built on a second generation 3 nm process by TSMC. Announced on September 9, 2024 and February 19, 2025, they are the successors to the Apple A15 Bionic (exclusively on the entry-level iPhone models with 4-core GPU), Apple A16 Bionic (exclusively on the standard iPhone models with 5-core GPU) and the Apple A17 Pro (exclusively on the premium iPhone models with 6-core GPU) processors, respectively.