The Apple A18 Pro 5-Core GPU is the integrated graphics unit of the MacBook Neo unveiled on March 4, 2026. It features five of the A18 Pro's six GPU cores. According to Hubweb, the maximum clock speed is 1,470 MHz, matching that of the variant with six GPU cores.
The GPU supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing. Apple classifies the A18 series as part of the Apple9 Metal GPU family; Metal 3 and Metal 4 are supported with a compatible operating system.
In the MacBook Neo, the CPU and GPU share 8 GB of memory with 60 GB/s of bandwidth. The Media Engine accelerates H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW and supports AV1 decoding. In addition to the internal display, an external monitor can be driven at up to 4K at 60 Hz. Output is via the USB 3 port with DisplayPort 1.4.
Apple A18 Series
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| Architecture | Apple9 | |||||||||
| iGPU | Integrated Graphics | |||||||||
| Pipelines | 5 - unified | |||||||||
| Core Speed | 1470 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | |||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | |||||||||
| Memory Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | |||||||||
| Man. Technology | 3 nm | |||||||||
| Displays | 2 Displays (max.), DisplayPort 1.4 | |||||||||
| Features | Hardware-Raytracing, Metal 3/4 (Apple9), H.264/HEVC/ProRes/ProRes-RAW-Beschleunigung, AV1-Decoding, DisplayPort 1.4 | |||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 04.03.2026 | |||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.apple.com | |||||||||
- Average benchmark valuesThe following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total War Pharaoh | 54.9 | 36.4 | 19.9 | 14.9 | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 7 | 5.6 | ||
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 19.1 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 13.6 | ||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 43 | 20 | 18 | 17 | ||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 2 | 3 1 | 4 | 4 | | |
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