Die Shots of Apple A18 and A18 Pro Reveal Two Distinct Designs
Apple introduced the A18 and A18 Pro just in time for the iPhone 16 series, with the Pro version featuring a more powerful GPU designed for demanding graphical tasks such as augmented reality, 3D rendering, and ray tracing.
Recent images of the actual chips have surfaced online, revealing that the two platforms have significant differences, even though both are manufactured by TSMC using the same 3 nm process technology.
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit): A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate the creation and rendering of images, animations, and video for display. It is particularly effective for tasks that involve complex graphical computations, such as gaming and visual effects.
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company): A leading semiconductor manufacturing...