Apple A18 Pro vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A18 Pro vs Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 825 GPU.
Why Apple A18 Pro is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 27% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 60% faster single-core and 27% faster multi-core performance
Why Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is better than Apple A18 Pro
- 28% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- 21% higher AnTuTu score (2.11M vs 1.74M)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 3% higher compute power (2.35 TFLOPS vs 2.289 TFLOPS)
- 28% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Apple A18 Pro
87
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
GPU score
Apple A18 Pro
92
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Memory score
Apple A18 Pro
90
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Total score
Apple A18 Pro
90
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +21%
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
| CPU | 478,128 | 481,122 |
| GPU | 651,500 | 896,723 |
| MEM | 248,568 | 390,012 |
| UX | 366,115 | 341,272 |
| TOTAL | 1,744,311 | 2,109,129 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +60%
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +27%
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
| Single-Core | 3,462 | 2,160 |
| Multi-Core | 8,864 | 6,989 |
Gaming FPS Support
Fortnite
Epic preset
Apple A18 Pro
-
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
–
| Game | Apple A18 Pro | Snapdragon 8s 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 8s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | September 2024 | April 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | T8140 | SM8735 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4050 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 12 W | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1150 |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 2.35 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5x |
| Frequency | 3750 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit channels | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 60 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 48 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 2868 x 1320 | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |