Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 990

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Samsung Exynos 990. 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

Exynos 990

742857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18

3435

Exynos 990

835

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18

8515

Exynos 990

2669

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP	9 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

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

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 GPU	Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1490 MHz
Execution units	5	11
Shaders	640	176
OpenCL API		2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2400
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 108MP, 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	7.35 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	3.67 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