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Apple A18 Pro GPU

Apple A18 Pro GPU

The Apple A18 Pro GPU is a relatively fast graphics adapter that the A18 Pro SoC comes equipped with. This iGPU has 6 cores and is RT-enabled; it may be based on the same architecture as M4-series GPUs are while running at lower clock speeds and having fewer cores to work with.

The slower A18 GPU does not just have 1 core less; it also has to be content with older display engine and video encoder/decoder.

Performance

In our October 2024 testing, it managed to beat the 7-core M1 GPU in many tests. Overall, its benchmark scores are most comparable to those of the Immortalis-G720 MP12, Adreno 740 and Adreno 750.

Any 2024 and 2025 iOS game will run great given the power on offer. We can't help but note however that synthetic benchmarks usually stress the GPU for just a few minutes at a time; sustained performance in real-world tasks will be much lower than what benchmark results suggest, since iPhones come without active cooling of any kind.

Power consumption

The A18 Pro SoC appears to consume up to about 10 W when under high load, with average sustained power consumption figures hovering around 4 W. The GPU's share in these values is probably something close to a half, give or take.

The pretty modern TSMC N3E manufacturing process makes the A18 Pro GPU very power-efficient, as of late 2024.

Apple A18 Series

A18 Pro GPU 6
A18 GPU compare 5
Pipelines6 - unified
Memory TypeLPDDR5x
Shared Memoryyes
Power Consumption6 Watt
technology3 nm
Date of Announcement09.09.2024
PredecessorA17 Pro GPU

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
min: 17967     avg: 18168     median: 18167.5 (9%)     max: 18368 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 3987     avg: 4363     median: 4363 (5%)     max: 4739 Points
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 29.6     avg: 29.8     median: 29.8 (11%)     max: 30 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 56     avg: 62.7     median: 62.7 (11%)     max: 69.3 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 176.1     avg: 180.1     median: 180.1 (13%)     max: 184 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 143     avg: 148.9     median: 148.9 (14%)     max: 154.7 fps
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GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
min: 225     avg: 231.2     median: 231.2 (5%)     max: 237.3 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 300     avg: 312     median: 312 (13%)     max: 324 fps
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 518     avg: 527     median: 527 (4%)     max: 536 fps
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Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 GPU
min: 657144     avg: 716269     median: 716269 (57%)     max: 775394 Points
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Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Metal
33074 points (18%)
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Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 11.3     avg: 12     median: 12 (5%)     max: 12.6 Watt
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- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The 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.

Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal

2022
low Medium
57.7  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra Ultra
58.2  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
high
116.8  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
58.4  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
low
109.3 115.4 ~ 112 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med.
106.9  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
65.2 85.7 ~ 75 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
116.4 116.5 ~ 116 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high
57 57.1 ~ 57 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
38.4 46.2 ~ 42 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Diablo Immortal57.758.2
Call of Duty Mobile116.858.4
Genshin Impact112106.975
PUBG Mobile1165742
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2024-10-11)