Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (78.8 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2024 vs October 2023)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2024
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18 Pro
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
GPU Specifications
-
GPU name
Adreno 750
-
GPU frequency
770 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
78.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408
+55%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092
+28%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119
+2%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536
