Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 630. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18 Pro

3571

Snapdragon 630

179

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18 Pro

9062

Snapdragon 630

951

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP	10 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 642

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 pro GPU	Adreno 508
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	6	1
Shaders	768	96
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		1900x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 24MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS