Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A18 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
November 2022
September 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8550-AB
A18 Pro
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
4 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3890 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 740
-
GPU frequency
680 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
1280
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Wi-Fi
7
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
78.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
1x 48MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Neural Engine
TDP
6.3 W
-
Advantages
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (November 2022 vs September 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
Apple A18 Pro
+71%
3408
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
Apple A18 Pro
+71%
9092
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1535202
Apple A18 Pro
+27%
1957348
SiliconCat Rating
22
Ranks 22 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Apple A18 Pro
