Apple A18
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple A18
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (3780 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2024 vs September 2025)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2024
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 840
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
512
5
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
-
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
Connectivity
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.3
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
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 320MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.1
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @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 HDR video playback @60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+10%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+62%
FP32 (float)
A18
1825
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612
+98%
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
+119%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
13959
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1443
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
Honor Win
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1317
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
14509
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447
Honor Magic8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3043
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