Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
68.4CPU100
50.6GPU—
67.5Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
82.1Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Apple A184 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 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
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
- Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 68
- 33% lower process: 2 nm vs 3 nm
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 24% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 4.04 GHz
General
| Spec | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | 2 nm+33% |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | 64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.04 GHz performance + 4x2.2 GHz efficiency | 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 4.04 GHz | 5 GHz+24% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | Adreno GPU |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (16-core) | Hexagon NPU |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-6400 | LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300 |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G (external) | Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF |
| Max download | — | 14.8 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 8 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Super Retina XDR | 4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,650,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,250Top 7% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,050Top 12% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,950Top 24% | — |
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