Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
vs
Apple A18
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
and
Apple A18
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
March 2024
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8650-AB
Model Name
A18
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
8
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3000 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 735
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
750 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
3.7308 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
786
Shading units
128
2
Execution units
5
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, 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
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
8 MB
L3 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 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 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
A18
3403
+108%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
A18
7828
+96%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1846775
+24%
A18
1490144
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5198
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
516
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Xiaomi Poco F6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
435
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
5241
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor MagicPad 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1089
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1063
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447
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