Apple A18
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Apple A18
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| Designer | Apple |
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| Introduced | September 2024 (iPhone 16 generation) |
| Process | 3 nm N3E (TSMC) |
| CPU | 6-core: 2 + 4 (2nd-gen 3nm) |
| GPU | A18: 5-core (4-core in iPhone 16e) · A18 Pro: 6-core, ray tracing |
| Neural Engine | 16-core Neural Engine (35T ops/s class) |
| Devices | iPhone 16 · iPhone 16 Plus · iPhone 16e (A18) · iPhone 16 Pro · iPhone 16 Pro Max (A18 Pro) |
| Predecessor | Apple A17 |
| Successor | Apple A19 |
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The Apple A18 and A18 Pro powered the "Built for Apple Intelligence" iPhone 16 generation from September 2024 — the year the whole lineup returned to current-generation silicon because the AI floor (8 GB of RAM, current Neural Engine) demanded it. The base A18 brought ray tracing and a 30/40% CPU/GPU jump to the $799 tier; the A18 Pro added a six-core GPU, bigger caches, and the bandwidth behind 4K 120 video.
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The A18 family made AI-readiness the baseline across every tier — extended by the iPhone 16e's binned variant to $599 — and its Pro/base split settled into the lineup's standing silicon grammar.