Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A18 Pro

Snapdragon 685

276375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18 Pro

3571

Snapdragon 685

373

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18 Pro

9062

Snapdragon 685

1597

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 265 Gold) 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 265 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	6 nm
TDP	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 pro GPU	Adreno 610
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	6	2
Shaders	768	128
DirectX		12
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	FullHD@60fps
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	0.39 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS