Apple A18 Pro vs Exynos 2600
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs Exynos 2600, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A18 Pro GPU, while the Exynos 2600 comes with a deca-core CPU and the Samsung Xclipse 960 GPU.
Why Apple A18 Pro is better than Exynos 2600
- 7% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs Up to 3.8 GHz)
Why Exynos 2600 is better than Apple A18 Pro
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 3 nm
- 12% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.1 vs 5.3
- 12% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 1 year and 3 months later - (December 2025 vs September 2024)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9.2-A)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 6
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A18 Pro
87
Exynos 2600
89
GPU score
Apple A18 Pro
92
Exynos 2600
99
Memory score
Apple A18 Pro
90
Exynos 2600
96
Total score
Apple A18 Pro
90
Exynos 2600
95
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2600 +70%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
| CPU | 478,128 | 989,619 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 1,108,584 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 388,039 |
| UX | 366,115 | 471,964 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 2,958,206 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +17%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Exynos 2600
2,961
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +13%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
Exynos 2600
9,990
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 2,961 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 9,990 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
Exynos 2600
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | Exynos 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Fortnite | - (Epic) | – |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | Exynos 2600 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | December 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | T8140 | Exynos 2600 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro 6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | Up to 3.8 GHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3 |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Samsung Xclipse 960 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 985 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | 32K MAC NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | N/A |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AAC LC FLAC ,HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2,MP3 |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 4K @ 120Hz |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Exynos 5410 (5G) |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 14.79 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | up to 4.90 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |