Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Apple A18 Pro
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Apple A18 Pro, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A18 Pro GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Apple A18 Pro
- 14% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 4050 MHz)
- 114% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 1.74M)
- Geekbench 6 shows 2% faster single-core and 23% faster multi-core performance
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 41% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 60 GB/s)
- 61% higher compute performance (3.68 vs 2.289 TFLOPS)
- 41% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Released 12 months later - (september 2025 vs September 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Apple A18 Pro
87
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Apple A18 Pro
92
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Apple A18 Pro
90
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Apple A18 Pro
90
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +114%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 478,128 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 651,500 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 248,568 |
| UX | 865,161 | 366,115 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 1,744,311 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +2%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +23%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 3,462 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 8,864 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | September 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8850 | T8140 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | 12 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | - |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, hardware-accelerated |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 48 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 120FPS, 8K @ 24FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |