Apple A18
The Apple A18 and Apple A18 Pro are a microprocessor made by Apple.[1] They were manufactured by TSMC. They were announced on 9 September 2024.[2][3] They were first used by iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. It also used by iPhone 16e.
| Produced | September 9, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Max. CPU clock rate | to 4.04 GHz |
| Cores | 6 cores (2 performance @4.04 GHz + 4 efficiency @2.42 GHz) |
| L2 cache | A18: 8 MB (performance cores) A18 Pro: 16 MB (performance cores) 4 MB (efficiency cores) |
| Application | Mobile A18
A18 Pro
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| Predecessor | 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)) |
| Co-processor | NPU: 35 TOPS |
Timeline of Apple silicon

References
- ↑ Petrov, Daniel. Apple A18 Pro: Everything to know about the iPhone 16 Pro’s chipset (in en-US). PhoneArena (2024-09-09). Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Ro. Apple introduces its new A18 and A18 Pro chipsets, powering the latest iPhone 16 Series (in en). GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Lardinois, Frederic. Apple announces its new A18 and A18 Pro iPhone chips (in en-US). TechCrunch (2024-09-09). Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Apple Inc., Apple press release library, Retrieved September 19, 2007.
- ↑ Mactracker (mactracker.ca), Apple Inc. model database, version as of July 26, 2007.