Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (3780 MHz vs 4000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (September 2024 vs October 2024)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2024
Launch Date
October 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2x 4.04 GHz – 4x 2.4 GHz –
Architecture
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
4000 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
-
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
-
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
-
5
Execution units
-
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
60 GB/s
Max Bandwidth
-
Miscellaneous
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
-
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
+17%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2902
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
9840
+26%
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
3196241
+114%
