Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. 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

3435

Snapdragon 430

204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18

8515

Snapdragon 430

821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors		1000 million
TDP	9 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 GPU	Adreno 505
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	450 MHz
Execution units	5	1
Shaders	640	48
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS