Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Apple A18
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (Adreno 830) with the older 6-core Apple A18 (Apple A18 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- Performs 77% better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 59%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3126K vs 1972K
- Supports 41% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 60 GB/s)
- Has 2 more cores
- 7% higher CPU clock speed (4320 vs 4050 MHz)
Pros of Apple A18
- Higher GPU frequency (~35%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 893474 | 611649 |
| GPU | 1133808 | 589953 |
| Memory | 427210 | 181123 |
| UX | 671910 | 589751 |
| Total score | 3126402 | 1972476 |
| Samples | [541 tests] | [29 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 367.8 MB/sec | 286.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 223.5 pages/sec | 184.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 257 Mpixels/sec | 201.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.4 images/sec | 297.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 315.8 Mpixels/sec | 279.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 32.7 images/sec | 36.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 90.6 images/sec | 90 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.4 Mpixels/sec | 8.68 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 148 tests | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 45.3 images/sec | 49.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 21.6 images/sec | 71.8 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | 0.86 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.91 Gpixels/sec | 1.14 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.75 Gpixels/sec | 1.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.39 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 96.8 Gpixels/sec | 77.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3848 FPS | 2811.1 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Metal |
| Samples | 100 tests | 4 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2386 | 1579 |
| Stability | - | 75% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 12 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10874 | 6750 |
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | 20 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 5664 | - |
| Stability | 51% | - |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21945 | - |
| Video editing score | 8458 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 16086 | - |
| Photo editing score | 39118 | - |
| Writing score | 22647 | - |
| Phones tested | 36 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (Keremss) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3032 / 9438 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Kain Le Main) | AnTuTu 12 | 3251600 |
| π 2026-09-20 (QRELS) | AnTuTu 11 | 3343421 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Nettzy) | AnTuTu 12 | 3489328 |
| π 2026-09-18 (Amin7r) | AnTuTu 12 | 3254498 |
Apple A18
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-30 (Dddd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1905485 |
| π 2026-07-18 (Aj) | AnTuTu 11 | 1949745 |
| π 2026-07-15 (vovachips) | AnTuTu 11 | 1842572 |
| π 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3531 / 9122 |
| π 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | AnTuTu 11 | 2045650 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and Apple A18CPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix L) 6x 3.53 GHz β Oryon (Phoenix M) |
2x 4.05 GHz β Everest 4x 2.42 GHz β Sawtooth |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4320 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 830 | Apple A18 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 5 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 1907 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 60 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 | Snapdragon X71 5G |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | September 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | APL1V08 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Apple A19 |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
- The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequencyβ4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB modelsβand its GPU is 100 MHz faster.
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