Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Apple A18 Pro
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4), vs Apple A18 Pro. 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 | 602481 | 465726 |
| GPU | 1165880 | 721738 |
| Memory | 534209 | 250875 |
| UX | 442171 | 375110 |
| NanoReview Score | 2744741 | 1813449 |
| Graphics Test | 143 fps | n/a |
| File Compression | 382.4 MB/s | 300.1 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 229.7 pages/s | 193.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 259.3 MP/sec | 215.2 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 33.5 frames/s | 39.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 90.1 frames/s | 90.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 239.8 frames/s | 322.7 frames/s |
| HDR | 324 MP/sec | 294.3 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 12.8 MP/sec | 9.08 MP/sec |
Games
 PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Call of Duty: Mobile |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Fortnite |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Shadowgun Legends |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 World of Tanks Blitz |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Genshin Impact |
120 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
60 FPS (Ultra) | n/a |
| Device | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | n/a |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L) - 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M) |
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4320 | 4050 |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 8.2 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 830 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Execution Units | 3 | 6 |
| Shader Units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shader | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 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 | 5333 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 2x32 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 85.4 Gbit/s | 60 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 3840x2540 pixels | n/a |
| Camera | 1x320 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 8K at 60FPS, 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 X80 | 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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | SM8750-AB | APL1V07 |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 8
