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 (3780 MHz vs 4600 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
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
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
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
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
-
L3 cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- 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
- 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
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
4177588
+180%
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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