We put the numbers on the table comparing the performances of the A18 Pro chip vs two chips, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Tensor G4 of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Apple continues and will continue to give something to talk about for many topics related to its new releases. It’s time for comparisons and today we expose the A18 Pro chip as one of the best processors on the market regarding smart phones. The direct adversary in Android is undoubtedly the Snapdragon chip, specifically the latest 8 Gen 3 which has an Adreno 750 as a GPU and 8 cores in total. However, it still has a size of 4 nanometers while the A18 Pro chip is already manufactured under a 3 nanometer process. We will face it with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and also we put the Tensor G4 of the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.
The A18 Pro chip is positioned as the best above the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
| Chip A18 Pro | |
|---|---|
| CPU | 6 cores 2 performance cores 4 efficiency cores |
| GPU | 6 cores |
| Neural Engine | 16 cores |
It is worth mentioning that the only devices that use the A18 Pro chip are the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. The Other members of the iPhone 16 family carry the A18 chipwhich although it seems to be much smaller than the Pro model They do not differ much between numbers and even surpass the A17 Pro chip. Apple, as might be expected, has not wanted to reveal clock speeds in terms of CPU cores. They will also be supported by 8 GB RAM, which could increase immediately in the next generation of iPhone 17. Let’s see thanks to a graph of PCMag the differences between Apple chips in scores.
Single-core and multi-core scores of Apple’s latest chips
The A18 Pro chip achieves a score of 3,279 in single-core and 7,855 in multi-core. How do we compare it with other Androids? In addition to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Google competes with its own processor, the Tensor G4.
| Device | Monocore score | Multicore score |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | 3.279 | 7.855 |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | 2.273 | 7.056 |
| Google Pixel 9 Pro XL | 1.961 | 4.718 |
In GPU, the A18 Pro chip performs better in demanding tasks
Another interesting point to compare in chip territory is what it can really do on GPU. Using 3D Mark Wild Life Extreme, the test returned a score of 4,592 at a frame rate of 27.5. The results are 90% better than in all the devices that have run their test according to the brand. The difference is only 15.5% considering the A18 and A18 Pro chips.
If we go to the numerical comparison between devices, these are the results using GFXBench
| Device | iPhone 16 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Promedio de cps Aztec Ruins (High Tier) | 58,8 | 57,3 |
| Promedio de cps 4K Aztec Ruins (Offscreen) | 26,05 | 26,4 |
| Promedio de cps 1440p Manhattan (Offscreen) | 94,05 | 107,6 |
| Promedio de cps 1080p T-Rex (Offscreen) | 385,65 | 371,8 |
The average for the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra was 66 fps while that of the Pixel 9 Pro XL, according to PCMag data, was 43 fps. The most common resolutions were used to compare the GPU of the chips. The Geekbench average for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is 103 fps (via Nanoreview), which may vary depending on each Android manufacturer, although it is understandable that it is higher due to the number of mobile phones that use said processor.
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Source: ipadizate.com
