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Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

WINNER
Apple A18 Pro
67.5Inno Score
VS
Q
30.4Inno Score
70.5CPU26.6
53.5GPU—
69Benchmarks34.8
72AI—
79.6Efficiency32.1
8 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A18 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 67.5 to 30.4, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+47) and CPU (+44). Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 69 vs 35
  • Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 32
  • 476% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,400 vs 590
  • 289% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,750,000 vs 450,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Announced20242018
Process3 nm+70%10 nm
TDP (typical)8 W+20%10 W
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Max clock4.05 GHz+45%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPUApple GPU (6-core)Qualcomm Adreno 630

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 845
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 685
AI performance35 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory typeLPDDR5X-7500LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth60 GB/s+101%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 845
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X75)Snapdragon X20 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@120fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
SpecApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu 101,750,000+289%Top 14%450,000Top 67%
Geekbench 6 (single)3,400+476%Top 4%590Top 77%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,400+282%Top 8%2,200Top 60%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,300Top 18%—

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