Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
70.5CPU20
53.5GPU—
69Benchmarks20
72AI—
79.6Efficiency46.7
7 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A18 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 67.5 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+51) and benchmarks (+49). Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A18 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 71 vs 20
- Stronger benchmarks score: 69 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 47
- 2025% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,400 vs 160
- 1107% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,750,000 vs 145,000
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
- 50% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 8 W
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2016 |
| Process | 3 nm+79% | 14 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | 4 W+50% |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz | 8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Max clock | 4.05 GHz+102% | 2 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core) | Qualcomm Adreno 506 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 546 |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-7500 | LPDDR3-933 |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s+700% | 7.5 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X75) | Snapdragon X9 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 4.2 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu 10 | 1,750,000+1107%Top 14% | 145,000Top 97% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,400+2025%Top 4% | 160Top 97% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,400+1100%Top 8% | 700Top 96% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,300Top 18% | — |
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