Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A18
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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 | 436420 | 431354 |
| GPU | 870679 | 598981 |
| Memory | 392296 | 208837 |
| UX | 352620 | 365876 |
| NanoReview Score | 2052015 | 1605038 |
| Stability | 73 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 89 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 288.3 MB/s | 286.8 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 198.1 pages/s | 184.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 227.4 MP/sec | 201.2 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 26.7 frames/s | 36.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 64.9 frames/s | 90 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 174.5 frames/s | 297.2 frames/s |
| HDR | 238.2 MP/sec | 279.1 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 7.38 MP/sec | 8.68 MP/sec |
Games
 PUBG Mobile |
144 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Call of Duty: Mobile |
144 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Fortnite |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Shadowgun Legends |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 World of Tanks Blitz |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Genshin Impact |
144 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
| Device | Xiaomi 14 Pro | n/a |
Processor
| Architecture | - 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 - 3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720 - 2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3300 | 4050 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 8 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 750 | Apple A18 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 770 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Execution Units | 6 | 5 |
| Shader Units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shader | 1536 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | n/a |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 76.8 Gbit/s | 60 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | n/a |
| Camera | 1x200 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | Snapdragon X75 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 MB/s | Up to 10000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | APL1V08 |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 7
