Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Apple A18
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Apple A18. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 180456 | 431354 |
| GPU | 97620 | 598981 |
| Memory | 148206 | 208837 |
| UX | 135281 | 365876 |
| NanoReview Score | 561563 | 1605038 |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 150.2 MB/s | 286.8 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 65.8 pages/s | 184.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 91.8 MP/sec | 201.2 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 9.69 frames/s | 36.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 23.2 frames/s | 90 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 53 frames/s | 297.2 frames/s |
| HDR | 90.3 MP/sec | 279.1 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 4.13 MP/sec | 8.68 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 - 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2200 | 4050 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | n/a | 8 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 7 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 710 | Apple A18 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 676 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Execution Units | 2 | 5 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shader | 256 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 346.1 GFLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | n/a |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Yes | Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22 Gbit/s | 60 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 |
NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 2520x1080 pixels | n/a |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 | Snapdragon X75 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2900 MB/s | Up to 10000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 1600 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | SM6450 | APL1V08 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
