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)
- 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 (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – 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
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            OpenCL version
                                                            
                                3.0 FP
                            
                        
                                -
                            
                            Max display resolution
                                                            
                                4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
                            
                        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
                            
                        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
                            
                        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
                                                
                                                                                                    
                                            
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