Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A18 Pro
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A18 Pro, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 750 GPU, while the Apple A18 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A18 Pro GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- 15% higher AnTuTu score (2.00M vs 1.74M)
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 18% higher compute power (2.7 TFLOPS vs 2.289 TFLOPS)
- 28% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3750 MHz)
- Newer Bluetooth 5.4 vs 5.3
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A18 Pro
- Geekbench 6 shows 52% faster single-core and 25% faster multi-core performance
- 19% Faster CPU clock speed (4050 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs TSMC 4 nm
- Released 11 months later - (September 2024 vs October 2023)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
76
|
87
|
| GPU Score |
86
|
92
|
| Memory Score |
95
|
90
|
| Total Score |
86
|
90
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 +15%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,004,883
Apple A18 Pro
1,744,311
| CPU | 438,192 | 478,128 |
| GPU | 842,779 | 651,500 |
| MEM | 402,966 | 248,568 |
| UX | 320,946 | 366,115 |
| TOTAL | 2,004,883 | 1,744,311 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A18 Pro +52%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2,283
Apple A18 Pro
3,462
Multi-Core
Apple A18 Pro +25%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7,109
Apple A18 Pro
8,864
| Single-Core | 2,283 | 3,462 |
| Multi-Core | 7,109 | 8,864 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
120 FPS
Apple A18 Pro
–
Ultra HD preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
Apple A18 Pro
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
Apple A18 Pro
–
Highest preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
60 FPS
Apple A18 Pro
–
Fortnite
Epic preset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
–
Apple A18 Pro
-
| Game | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
120 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
| Fortnite | – | - (Epic) |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
General
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Launch Date | October 2023 | September 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | T8140 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 4.05 GHz – Everest 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3400 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | 8 W | 12 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Neural Engine (35 TOPS) |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, hardware-accelerated |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 48 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS 4K @ 120FPS 720p @ 960FPS |
4K @ 120FPS 8K @ 24FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 (HEVC) AV1 VP8 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV AIFF |
| Display Support | 4K @ 60Hz QHD+ @ 144Hz |
2868 x 1320 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |