Apple’s A18 Pro CPU Cluster Shared, Performance And Efficiency Core Count To Remain The Same As Earlier Versions
The A18 Pro will likely serve as the successor to the A17 Pro and is expected to exclusively power the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, which are said to launch later this year. Though we have reported that the SoC will sport a 6-core GPU, which may not translate into graphical performance improvements, we never got around to the CPU cluster, as that information was not available then, and we made our own assumptions. However, one tipster claims that the core configuration will remain unchanged compared to Apple’s previous A-series chipsets, potentially meaning that we may not witness a noteworthy difference between the two silicon generations.
A18 Pro to retain the ‘2 + 4’ CPU cluster, but a larger die size can result in some benefits for Apple’s upcoming flagships
Like the A17 Pro, both the A18 and A18 Pro are rumored to feature a 6-core CPU, according to @negativeonehero, stating that both SoCs are expected to feature two performance and four efficiency cores. The latest information is likely a response to YouTuber Vadim Yuryev’s prediction concerning the core count of the two chipsets, stating that the A18 Pro will have a ‘2 + 6’ configuration. The tipster responded by saying that he has not heard of a single mention that the A18 Pro will have an 8-core CPU, which might be a disappointing turn of events, as the SoC may lose out on multi-threaded performance gains.
Related Story Download: Apple Finally Releases iOS 17.5 And iPadOS 17.5 Beta 1 to Developers
Regardless, even with the 6-core configuration, we were impressed with the A18 Pro’s Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core performance uplifts, as the leaked numbers revealed that the silicon is up to 28 percent faster than the A17 Pro. Unfortunately, it fails to overtake the alleged figures of Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which is said to have a 46 percent multi-core lead against the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. However, there might be a silver lining in all of this, as Apple might deliberately
Read more on wccftech.com
