Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) vs Apple A18 Pro GPU
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We compared two integrated laptop GPUs: the Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) with 128 pipelines and 1024 shaders against the 9 months newer Apple A18 Pro GPU that utilizes 128 pipelines and 768 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.
Review
Gaming
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, and Vulkan games
Workstation
Perf. in 3D modeling, video editing and rendering apps
AI/ML
Capabilities for machine learning and AI-related tasks
Energy Efficiency
Power consumption efficiency in different scenarios
DeviceFacts Final Score
Overall video card score
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
- 2.1x higher maximum theoretical performance (4.8 vs 2.3 TFLOPS)
- Has 33% more shading units (1024 vs 768)
Reasons to consider the Apple A18 Pro GPU
- Manufactured using a more efficient 3 nm process technology
Benchmarks
Graphics cardsβ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Solar Bay | - | 7365 |
| Wild Life Extreme | - | 3949 |
GeekBench 6 GPU Compute
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | 66.6 img/sec | 57.1 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 28.4 img/sec | 91.4 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 0.87 Gpixels/sec | 0.92 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.24 Gpixels/sec | 1.21 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.82 Gpixels/sec | 1.5 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.3 Gpixels/sec | 0.45 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 102.4 Gpixels/sec | 84.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 6543.8 FPS | 3061 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
Recent User Tests
Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-22 (Catt) | Steel Nomad Light | 2669 |
| π 2026-01-15 (Ak-Dev) | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 64108 |
| π 2025-11-08 (Anuj) | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 35379 |
Apple A18 Pro GPU
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 OpenCL | 18863 |
| π 2026-04-24 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 19670 |
Artificial Intelligence Tests
Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasksGeekBench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
| Image Classification (SP) | 2540 | 3264 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 7387 | 4550 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 4047 | 6705 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 8563 | 11770 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 11171 | 15548 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 819 | 3678 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 2228 | 5678 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 2725 | 3360 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 7794 | 13468 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 34572 | 31541 |
| Framework | ONNX | Core ML |
| Backend | DirectML | GPU |
Results were compared using different ML frameworks
Specifications
Technical specifications of Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) and Apple A18 Pro GPUGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | December 14, 2023 | September 9, 2024 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Generic | Generic |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Xe LPG | Apple M GPU |
| GPU Codename | - | Custom |
| Rival Equivalent | - Radeon 760M | - |
| Successor | - Intel Arc 140V | - |
| Recommended CPU | - Intel Core Ultra 5 135H or above | - Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Intel Core Ultra 5 135H - Intel Core Ultra 7 155H - Intel Core Ultra 7 165H - Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
- Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) |
Laptop GPU ranking (86th and 83rd place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| Boost Clock | 2200-2350 MHz (configurable) | 1490 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 768 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 64 | 40 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 32 | - |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 128 | 128 |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 8 | - |
| L1 Cache | 1536KB shared | - |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 70-75 GPixel/s | - |
| Texture Fill Rate | 141-150 GTexel/s | 60 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | Ring Bus | Custom |
| TGP | 28 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
Memory
| Memory Type | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Clock | - | 7500 MHz |
| Bus | - | 128-bit |
| ECC | - | No |
API
| DirectX | 12 | - |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | - |
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