Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth | 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver) |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
TDP | 9 Watt | 5 Watt |
Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 512 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 850 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 1 |
Shaders | 640 | 128 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2560x1600 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 25MP, 2x 16MP |
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 |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2017 Quarter 2 |
Partnumber | APL1V08 | SDM660 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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