Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Apple A18
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
and
Apple A18
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
November 2022
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8550-AB
Model Name
A18
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
8
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 740
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
680 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
3.4816 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
1280
Shading units
128
2
Execution units
5
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
1 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
6.3 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
A18
3403
+71%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
A18
7828
+47%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3411
+87%
A18
1825
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709
+4%
A18
1490144
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5622
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
549
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
527
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro / 8S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
6471
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1152
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1185
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447
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