Apple A18
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple A18
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (3780 MHz vs 4320 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
SM8750-AB
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
Architecture
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
4320 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 830
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
1100 MHz
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.744 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
-
5
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
-
Vulkan version
1.3
-
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Connectivity
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
10
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
6
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
5300 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
24 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 4.0
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
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 @ 60 FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
+3%
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848
+26%
FP32 (float)
A18
1825
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3819
+109%
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3008864
+102%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12121
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1239
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
Asus ROG Phone 9 / 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1271
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
Vivo iQOO Neo10 Pro+ (China)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12327
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
Honor GT Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2661
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro / 10 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2527
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