Apple A18 Pro
Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A18 Pro and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
September 2024
March 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
A18 Pro
SM8650-AB
Architecture
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
6
8
Technology
3 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3890 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
-
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
-
750 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
-
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
786
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.4
5.4
Wi-Fi
7
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5T
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
78.8 Gbit/s
67 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Hexagon
TDP
-
6 W
Advantages
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (78.8 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2024 vs March 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A18 Pro
+108%
3408
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Apple A18 Pro
+128%
9092
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
AnTuTu 10
Apple A18 Pro
+5%
1957348
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1865243
SiliconCat Rating
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
30
Ranks 30 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
