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89 | CPU Performance | 30 |
63 | Gaming Performance | 10 |
96 | Battery life |
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| TSMC | Manufacturer | SMIC |
| 3 nanometers | Process Node | 7 nanometers |
| 6 | CPU Cores | 8 |
| Apple A18 GPU | GPU Model | — |
| Neural Engine | NPU Performance | Yes |
| 1918031 | Apple A19 | 682743 |
| 601640 | CPU | 242876 |
| 587216 | GPU | 105675 |
| 164895 | Memory | 131001 |
| 564280 | UX | 203191 |
| 1918031 | Total score | 682743 |
| 3466 | Single-Core Score | 904 |
| 8592 | Multi-Core Score | 2420 |
| 286.8 MB/sec | Asset compression | 110.2 MB/sec |
| 184.2 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 55.2 pages/sec |
| 201.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 79.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 297.2 images/sec | Image detection | 48 images/sec |
| 279.1 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 75.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 36.2 images/sec | Background blur | 8.47 images/sec |
| 90 images/sec | Photo processing | 21.5 images/sec |
| 8.68 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 3.01 Mpixels/sec |
| 837 tests | Samples | — |
| 28010 | Compute Score (GPU) | 2265 |
| 49.2 images/sec | Background blur | 3.36 images/sec |
| 71.8 images/sec | Face detection | 1.87 images/sec |
| 0.86 Gpixels/sec | Horizon detection | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| 1.14 Gpixels/sec | Edge detection | 0.19 Gpixels/sec |
| 1.44 Gpixels/sec | Gaussian blur | 0.1 Gpixels/sec |
| 0.39 Gpixels/sec | Feature matching | 0.03 Gpixels/sec |
| 77.7 Gpixels/sec | Stereo matching | 5.15 Gpixels/sec |
| 2811.1 FPS | Particle physics | 362.4 FPS |
| Metal | API | Vulkan |
| 4 tests | Samples | — |
| 26 FPS | Graphics test | — |
| 6745 | Score | — |
| 1575 | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | — |
| 1575 | Score | — |
| 75% | Stability | — |
| 12 FPS | Graphics test | — |
| 6745 | 3DMark Solar Bay | — |
| 31 FPS | Section 1 | — |
| 26 FPS | Section 2 | — |
| 20 FPS | Section 3 | — |
| 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth | Architecture | 3x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 4050 MHz | Frequency | 2200 MHz |
| ARMv9.2-A | Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A |
| — | L1 cache | — |
| 8 MB | L2 cache | — |
| 3 nanometers | Process | 7 nanometers |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | SMIC |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| 3750 MHz | Memory frequency | 3200 MHz |
| 4x 16 Bit | Bus | 4x 16 Bit |
| 60 Gb/s | Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s |
| 8 GB | Max size | 12 GB |
| Snapdragon X71 5G | Modem | Balong |
| LTE Cat. 24 | 4G support | — |
| Yes | 5G support | Yes |
| Up to 10000 Mbps | Download speed | — |
| Up to 3500 Mbps | Upload speed | — |
| 7 | Wi-Fi | 7 |
| 5.3 | Bluetooth | 6 |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NVMe | Storage type | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| 1x 48MP | Max camera resolution | — |
| 4K at 120FPS | Video capture | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| 4K at 120FPS | Video playback | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
| - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG | Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
| Neural Engine | Neural processor (NPU) | Yes |
| September 2024 | Announced | March 2026 |
| Flagship | Class | Mid range |
| APL1V08 | Model number | — |
| Apple A18 GPU | GPU name | — |
| Apple Bionic GPU | Architecture | — |
| 1490 MHz | GPU frequency | 864 MHz |
| 5 | Pipelines | — |
| 128 | Shading units | — |
| 640 | Total shaders | — |
| 1907 Gigaflops | FLOPS | 442.3 Gigaflops |