Apple A18 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 2500
70CPU58.4
58.4GPU60.5
67.8Benchmarks74.2
72AIspec-based85.9
79.6Efficiencyspec-based79.6
3 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A18 Pro scores 68.3 against 68 for Samsung Exynos 2500. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A18 Pro edges ahead in CPU, or by price.
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
- Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 68
- 69% higher AI performance: 59 TOPS vs 35 TOPS
- 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2025 |
| Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | 8 W |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 10+67% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz | 1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| Max clock | 4.05 GHz+23% | 3.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core) | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Samsung NPU |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | 59 TOPS+69% |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-7500 | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X75) | Integrated Exynos 5G modem |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,667,412Top 34% | 2,150,000 |
| 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 5% | 2,478Top 11% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,283+2%Top 9% | 8,098Top 9% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,898Top 11% | 5,166+5%Top 10% |