Apple A18 Pro vs Apple A15 Bionic
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs Apple A15 Bionic, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A18 Pro GPU, while the Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A15 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- 25% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3230 MHz )
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- 34% higher compute power (2.289 TFLOPS vs 1.712 TFLOPS)
- 76% higher memory frequency (3750 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 48% faster single-core and 54% faster multi-core performance
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 5 nm
- Released 3 years later - (September 2024 vs september 9, 2021)
- 27% higher AnTuTu score (1.74M vs 1.37M)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
60
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
65
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
58
|
| Total Score |
90
|
61
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Apple A18 Pro +27%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
| CPU | 478,128 | 397,445 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 346,512 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 164,227 |
| UX | 366,115 | 462,330 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 1,370,514 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +48%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +54%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 2,341 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 5,742 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
Ultra HD preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Max preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Ultra preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Highest preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A18 Pro
–
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | Apple A15 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
–
– |
90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
| Free Fire |
–
– |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Genshin Impact |
–
– |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
| Fortnite |
–
- (Epic) |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | september 9, 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | T8140 | APL1W07 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | 6 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 1.712 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | No |
| Vulkan | - | - |
| OpenCL | - | - |
| DirectX | - | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 2732 x 2048 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |