Apple A18 Pro (Neo) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 (MSM7230) Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz	1 Cores 1 Threads 800MHz
TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 5.3GB/s LPDDR2
iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU Adreno 205
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 17.02 GFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A18 Pro (Neo)3,409

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Snapdragon S2 (MSM7230)-

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Core Config

6 Cores 2P 4E	1 Cores 1P -
6 Threads 2P 4E	1 Threads 1P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.04GHz	Base Clock 800MHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 32KB P -
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 256KB P - -
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR2
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 4GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 2
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 666MT/s
Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth 5.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate666MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 5.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 5W
Peak Power 12W	Peak Power -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

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iGPU

iGPU 5-Core A18 Pro	iGPU Adreno 205
Shaders 640	Shaders 16
Boost Clock 1.47GHz	Boost Clock 266MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.88 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 17.02 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model Hexagon QDSP5
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.17GHz	NPU Clock 256MHz
Performance 35 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Cellular

Modem Model -	Modem Model Gobi 3000+
Peak Down -	Peak Down Up to 42.2Mbps
Peak Up -	Peak Up Up to 5.8Mbps

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch32
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture ScorpionARMv7-A
Family A Series	Family S2 Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tahiti A18 ProVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename - - Cortex-A9P-Core -
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 4, 2026	Release Date Jun 1, 2010

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Samsung
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node 45nm
Die Size 110mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 18.4 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 168 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Neo(Early 2026)

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