Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. 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 7 Gen 4

1363

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18 Pro

9062

Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

4197

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Prime) 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 (Kryo Gold) 3x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A520 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
TDP	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 pro GPU	Adreno 722
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1490 MHz
Execution units	6	2
Shaders	768	512
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2880x1800
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 200MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	4.2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.3	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS