Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 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
January 2021
September 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
A18 Pro
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
7 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3890 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
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Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
-
GPU frequency
670 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
78.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
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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, 2x 25MP
1x 48MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Neural Engine
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (January 2021 vs September 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Apple A18 Pro
+196%
3408
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Apple A18 Pro
+173%
9092
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Apple A18 Pro
+144%
1957348
SiliconCat Rating
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Apple A18 Pro
