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Apple A18 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 2500

WINNER
Apple A18 Pro
67.5Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
70.5CPU57.2
53.5GPU54.3
69Benchmarks74.2
72AI85.9
79.6Efficiency79.6
3 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro5 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A18 Pro scores 67.5 against 66.1 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: 71 vs 57
  • 48% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,400 vs 2,300
  • 23% higher Max clock: 4.05 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 74 vs 69
  • Stronger AI score: 86 vs 72
  • 69% higher AI performance: 59 TOPS vs 35 TOPS
  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6
  • 23% higher AnTuTu 10: 2,150,000 vs 1,750,000

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
AnTuTu 101,750,000Top 14%2,150,000+23%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (single)3,400+48%Top 4%2,300Top 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,400+2%Top 8%8,200Top 9%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,300Top 18%4,400+2%Top 17%

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