Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A18, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 431354 | 258336 |
| GPU | 598981 | 183669 |
| Memory | 208837 | 138904 |
| UX | 365876 | 176993 |
| NanoReview Score | 1605038 | 757902 |
| File Compression | 286.8 MB/s | 154.3 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 184.2 pages/s | 81.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 201.2 MP/sec | 109.9 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 36.2 frames/s | 11.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 90 frames/s | 25 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 297.2 frames/s | 55.8 frames/s |
| HDR | 279.1 MP/sec | 93 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 8.68 MP/sec | 4.14 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
- 1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) - 3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4050 | 2300 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 9 W | n/a |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 810 |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 895 MHz |
| Execution Units | 5 | 2 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shader | 640 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 458.2 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | n/a | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | n/a | 3.0 |
| DirectX | n/a | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Neural Engine | Yes |
| GPU Frequency | 35 TOPS | n/a |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 25.6 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | - UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 |
| Max. resolution | n/a | 3360x1600 pixels |
| Camera | 1x48 pixels | 1x200 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | Qualcomm X62 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 MB/s | Up to 2900 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 1600 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | February, 2025 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Codename | APL1V08 | SM6650 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
