Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 865

654857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18 Pro

3571

Snapdragon 865

927

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18 Pro

9062

Snapdragon 865

3402

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP	10 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 pro GPU	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	590 MHz
Execution units	6	2
Shaders	768	512
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
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	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS