Apple A18 Pro vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A18 Pro GPU GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 722 GPU.
Why Apple A18 Pro is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- 79% higher memory bandwidth (60 GB/s vs 33.6 GB/s)
- 96% higher compute power (2.289 TFLOPS vs 1.17 TFLOPS)
- Geekbench 6 shows 167% faster single-core and 164% faster multi-core performance
- 45% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
Why Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is better than Apple A18 Pro
- Newer Bluetooth 6.0 vs 5.3
- Released 8 months later - (May 2025 vs September 2024)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 12% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A18 Pro
87
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
50
GPU score
Apple A18 Pro
92
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
54
Memory score
Apple A18 Pro
90
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
78
Total score
Apple A18 Pro
90
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
61
AnTuTu 10
Apple A18 Pro +72%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,015,596
| CPU | 478,128 | 308,466 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 326,303 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 186,571 |
| UX | 366,115 | 194,256 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 1,015,596 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +167%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1,297
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +164%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
3,363
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 1,297 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 3,363 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | T8140 | SM7750-AB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 2.8GHz - Cortex 720 4x 2.4GHz - Cortex 720 3x 1.84GHz - Cortex 520 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 1.17 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 33.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 200MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
4K @ 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AAC aptX Adaptive LDAC |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | 2880 x 1800 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 3.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |