- The iPhone 16 Pro Max, powered by the A18 Pro chipset, scores 3,358 in the Geekbench single-core test and 8,184 in the multi-core test.
- The A18 Pro achieves a score of 1,816,016 points in the AnTuTu benchmark.
- The 6-core GPU on the A18 Pro does very well in the 3DMark Solar Bay test that evaluates the Ray Tracing capability.
Apple has started shipping the iPhone 16 Pro series, and we have already received the larger iPhone 16 Pro Max. It’s powered by the flagship A18 Pro chipset and promises great performance and efficiency. So without any wait, we have run various benchmark tests on the A18 Pro including Geekbench, 3DMark, AnTuTu, Geekbench AI, and more. So to check out the findings, let’s go through the article.
A18 Pro Specs
| Specifications | A18 Pro |
|---|---|
| CPU | Six-core CPU (2+4) |
| CPU Cores | 2x 4.05GHz Performance cores 4x 2.42GHz Efficiency cores |
| Process Technology | TSMC’s 3nm process (N3E) |
| GPU | Apple 6-core GPU Hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing |
| Memory Support | LPDDR5X, up to 7500 MT/s |
| Machine Learning and AI | 16-core Neural Engine; 35 TOPS |
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G modem Up to 10 Gbps Peak Download Up to 3.5 Gbps Peak Upload |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3 |
A18 Pro: Geekbench 6 CPU
In the Geekbench 6.3 CPU test, the iPhone 16 Pro Max, powered by the A18 Pro chipset, scored 3,358 in single-core and 8,184 in multi-core tests. The score is a bit lower than what we got on iOS 17. It’s because Apple is delaying frequency boost on iOS 18 to preserve battery life.
A18 Pro: AnTuTu Benchmark
Next, the A18 Pro scored 1,816,016 points in the AnTuTu benchmark test, falling short of crossing the 2 million mark. Nevertheless, in the CPU department, it got 451,848 points and the 6-core GPU achieved 728,942 points.
AnTuTu Benchmark Score A18 Pro AnTuTu Score 1,816,016 CPU 451,848 GPU 728,942 Memory 268,756 UX 366,470
A18 Pro: Geekbench 6 GPU
In the Geekbench 6 GPU test, the 6-core GPU on the A18 Pro achieved a total score of 32,569 points. The test was done on Apple’s Metal graphics API and delivers performance on par with the Apple M1 GPU. Compared to the A17 Pro GPU, the A18 Pro GPU is about 20% faster which is great.
A18 Pro: 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test and Solar Bay
To test the A18 Pro GPU further, we ran the intensive 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress test. It got the best loop score of 4,574 points and the lowest loop score of 3,096 points, at a stability of 67.7%. The graphite substructure seems to be helping the 6-core GPU to sustain its performance for an extended period.
In the 3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited test that evaluates the Ray Tracing capability, the A18 Pro GPU achieved 7,985 points. The average frame rate stood around 30.4 FPS. As you can notice in the below graph, the ray tracing performance remained pretty stable, only going down in the last section.
A18 Pro: Geekbench AI
Finally, in the latest Geekbench AI 1.1 benchmark test, running on the 16-core Neural Engine, the A18 Pro scored 4,582 in Single Precision (FP32), 31,990 in Half Precision (FP16), and 43,995 in Quantized (INT8). In lower-precision formats like FP16 and INT8, the A18 Pro Neural Engine is pretty powerful.
And, coupled with high-bandwidth memory, the Neural Engine is able to achieve far better performance than last year’s Neural Engine. Overall, the Neural Engine is capable enough to run Apple Intelligence features on the device.
A18 Pro Benchmarked: The Verdict
Overall, the A18 Pro delivers meaningful performance improvements across the board, be it the CPU, GPU, or Neural Engine. Fabbed on TSMC’s N3E process node, the A18 Pro chipset is not just performant, but also very efficient. The graphite substructure helps the SoC deliver sustained peak performance for much longer and the temperature remains within the comfort zone. To sum up, both performance and battery life are going to be much better on the A18 Pro than on previous generation A-series processors.
