Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
We compared two versions of phone SoCs: 6 cores 4040MHz Apple A18 Pro vs. 8 cores 2200MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption, and more.
Main Differences
Apple A18 Pro 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (60GB/s vs 22GB/s)
Higher Frequency (4040MHz vs 2200MHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Released 2 years late
Score
Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
Apple A18 Pro
+197%
1733863
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
582743
AnTuTu 9
CPU
2x 4.04 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
4040 MHz
Frequency
2200 MHz
6
Cores
8
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
-
4 MB
L2 cache
-
16 MB
L3 cache
-
3 nm
Process
4 nm
-
-
-
10 W
TDP
-
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
Graphics
Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU name
Adreno 710
1450 MHz
GPU frequency
-
6
Execution units
-
128
Shading units
-
8
Max size
8
2.2272 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Bus
2x 16 Bit
60 GB/s
Max bandwidth
22 Gbit/s
AI
Neural Engine
NPU
-
35 TOPS
Theoretical Performance
-
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 2.2
-
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
-
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Snapdragon X75
Modem
X62
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
Yes
5G support
Yes
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 2900 Mbps
Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed
Up to 1600 Mbps
7
Wi-Fi
6
5.3
Bluetooth
5.2
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Info
Sep 2024
Announced
Sep 2022
Flagship
Class
Mid range
-
Model number
SM6450
