Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Samsung Exynos 1580. 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

Exynos 1580

1365

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18

8515

Exynos 1580

3909

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
TDP	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 GPU	Xclipse 540
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	RDNA
GPU frequency	1490 MHz
Execution units	5	2
Shaders	640	256
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
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) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	5.1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	1.28 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS