Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Apple A18 Pro
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the Apple A18 Pro side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 runs the Adreno 840 while the Apple A18 Pro runs the Apple A18 Pro (6-core GPU). Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
6 advantages
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117% higher AnTuTu score
37.89 Lakhs vs 17.44 Lakhs
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28% faster Geekbench multi-core score
10,983 vs 8,586
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7% faster Geekbench single-core score
3,690 vs 3,462
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570 MHz higher CPU clock
4610 MHz vs 4040 MHz
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3686 GFLOPS vs 2298 GFLOPS
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1,550 MHz higher RAM speed
5300 MHz vs 3750 MHz
Apple A18 Pro
1 advantage
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the Apple A18 Pro compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2025 | September 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Model Number | SM8850 | APL1V07 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
2x 4.04 GHz Performance Cores 4x 2.42 GHz Efficiency Cores |
| Max Frequency | 4610 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| TDP | - | 12 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 840 | Apple A18 Pro (6-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 3686 GFLOPS | 2298 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 5300 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 48 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K @ 120FPS, 8K @ 24FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K @ 120FPS, 8K @ 24FPS, HDR10, Dolby Vision |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF |
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Snapdragon X75 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 12.5 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.7 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 37,89,020 | 17,44,311 |
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| CPU | 10,80,698 | 4,78,128 |
| GPU | 14,29,751 | 6,51,500 |
| Memory | 4,06,941 | 2,48,568 |
| UX | 8,71,630 | 3,66,115 |
| Single-Core | 3,690 | 3,462 |
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| Multi-Core | 10,983 | 8,586 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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