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Apple A18 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 2500

WINNER
Apple A18 Pro
68.3Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.5Inno Score
70CPU58.4
58.4GPU60.5
67.8Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based85.9
79.6Efficiencyspec-based79.6
3 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A18 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 68.3 to 66.5, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+12). Samsung Exynos 2500 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: 70 vs 58
  • 36% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,370 vs 2,478
  • 23% higher Max clock: 4.05 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • 69% higher AI performance: 59 TOPS vs 35 TOPS
  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20242025
Process3 nm3 nm
TDP (typical)8 W8 W
ArchitectureArmv9.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock4.05 GHz+23%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
GPUApple GPU (6-core)Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
NPU16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance35 TOPS59 TOPS+69%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X75)Integrated Exynos 5G modem

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
Video capture4K@120fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A18 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu1,667,412Top 34%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)466,162Top 43%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)531,197Top 31%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)177,731Bottom 50%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)492,322Top 23%—
Geekbench 6 (single)3,370+36%Top 6%2,478Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,283+2%Top 9%8,098Top 10%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,898Top 9%5,166+5%Top 8%

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