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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- 7% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs Up to 3.8 GHz)
Top Reasons to Choose the Exynos 2600
- 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
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
87
|
89
|
| GPU Score |
92
|
99
|
| Memory Score |
90
|
96
|
| Total Score |
90
|
95
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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 |