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Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

Apple A18
66.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
68.4CPU24.8
50.6GPU—
67.5Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
82.1Efficiencyspec-based36
4 spec wins — Apple A182 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A18

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 25
  • 558% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,250 vs 494
  • 467% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,050 vs 1,421
  • 50% lower process: 3 nm vs 6 nm
  • 39% higher Max clock: 4.04 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Announced20242025
Process3 nm+50%6 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv9—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.04 GHz performance + 4x2.2 GHz efficiency4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock4.04 GHz+39%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
NPUNeural Engine (16-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance35 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR5X-6400LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
ModemSnapdragon X70 5G (external)Qualcomm LTE Modem
Max download—0.4 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.35.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max displaySuper Retina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@120fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
AnTuTu1,650,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)3,250+558%Top 7%494Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,050+467%Top 12%1,421Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,950Top 24%—

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