Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Full Specs
6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 4.04GHz | 8 Cores(2P+6E) 8 Threads(2P+6E) 4.32GHz |
TDP 5W | TDP 5W |
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X | Bandwidth 84.8GB/s LPDDR5X |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 1.71 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 6.76 TFLOPSFP16 |
6 Cores 2P 4E | 8 Cores 2P 6E |
6 Threads 2P 4E | 8 Threads 2P 6E |
Base Clock 4.04GHz | Base Clock 4.32GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 192KB P 128KB E | L1i 128KB P 64KB E |
L1d 128KB P 64KB E | L1d 64KB P 64KB E |
L2 8MB P shared 4MB E shared | L2 12MB P shared 12MB E shared |
SLC Cache 12MB | SLC Cache 8MB |
Type LPDDR5X | Type LPDDR5X |
Max Memory 8GB | Max Memory 24GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 1 | Channels 4 |
Bus Width 64-bit | Bus Width 64-bit |
Speed 7500MT/s | Speed 10600MT/s |
Bandwidth 60GB/s | Bandwidth 84.8GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· |
TDP 5W | TDP 5W |
Peak Power 12W | Peak Power 17W |
PCIe PCIe 4.0 x35.9GB/sBandwidth | - |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 640 | Shaders 1536 |
Boost Clock 1.34GHz | Boost Clock 1.1GHz |
·· 1.71 TFLOPSFP16 | ·· 6.76 TFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model H17 Theia | NPU Model Hexagon |
NPU Cores 16 | NPU Cores - |
NPU Clock 2.17GHz | NPU Clock - |
Performance 35 TOPSINT8 | Performance 45 TOPSINT8 |
Modem Model - | Modem Model X80 |
Cellular - | Cellular 5G mmWave |
Peak Down - | Peak Down Up to 10.0Gbps |
Peak Up - | Peak Up Up to 3.5Gbps |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A | Architecture Oryon 2ARMv8.7-A |
Family | Family |
Branding  | Branding  |
Codename Tupai A18Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core | Codename - Snapdragon 8 EliteVariant Phoenix-PP-Core Phoenix-EE-Core |
Market Segment Smartphone | Market Segment Smartphone |
Release Date Sep 9, 2024 | Release Date Oct 21, 2024 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node N3E | Fabrication Node N3E |
Die Size 90mm² | Die Size 124mm² |
Transistor Count 15.5 Billion | Transistor Count - |
Transistor Density 172 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density - |
Smartphones | Smartphones |
