A18 Pro chip in iPhone 16 Pro dwarfs Android processors in first tests
We’ve charted the numbers comparing the performance of the A18 Pro chip with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Tensor G4 chips in the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.
Apple continues to be talked about for many issues regarding its new versions and will continue to do so. It’s comparison time and today we reveal that the A18 Pro chip is one of the best processors on the market It’s about smartphones. Android’s direct rival is undoubtedly the Snapdragon chip, specifically the latest 8th Gen 3. It has Adreno 750 as GPU and 8 cores in total. However, it still has a size of 4 nanometers, while the A18 Pro chip is already produced with a 3-nanometer process. With this we will encounter the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and also We put the Tensor G4 of the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.
A18 Pro chip is positioned as the best chip above Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
| A18 Pro Chip | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 6 cores 2 performance cores 4 efficiency cores |
| GPU | 6 cores |
| Neural Engine | 16 cores |
It is worth noting that the only devices using the A18 Pro chip are the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Other members of the iPhone 16 family also carry the A18 chipAlthough it looks much smaller than the Pro model There isn’t much difference between the numbers and they even beat the A17 Pro chip. Apple predictably did not want to disclose clock speeds in terms of CPU cores. They will also be supported by 8 GB of RAM, which can immediately increase in the new generation iPhone 17. Let’s see the differences in scores between Apple chips, thanks to the PCMag chart.
Single-core and multi-core scores of Apple’s latest chips
The A18 Pro chip achieves 3,279 points in single-core and 7,855 points in multi-core. How do we compare to other Androids? Google is competing with its own processor, the Tensor G4, as well as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
| Device | Single core score | Multi-core score |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | 3,279 | 7,855 |
| Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | 2,273 | 7,056 |
| Google Pixel 9 Pro | 1961 | 4,718 |
On GPU, A18 Pro chip performs better in demanding tasks
Another interesting point to compare in the chip space is what it can actually do on the GPU. Testing using 3D Mark Wild Life Extreme returned 4,592 points at 27.5 frames. Results are 90% better than all devices tested by brand. Considering the A18 and A18 Pro chips, the difference is only 15.5%.
If we go to the numerical comparison between devices, these are the results obtained using GFXBench.
| Device | iPhone 16 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Average cps Aztec Ruins (High Tier) | 58.8 | 57.3 |
| Average fps 4K Aztec Ruins (Off-Screen) | 26.05 | 26.4 |
| Average fps 1440p Manhattan (Off-Screen) | 94.05 | 107.6 |
| Average fps 1080p T-Rex (Off-Screen) | 385.65 | 371.8 |
According to PCMag data, the average of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra was 66 fps, while the average of the Pixel 9 Pro XL was 43 fps. The most common resolutions were used to compare the chips’ GPUs. The average in Geekbench for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is 103fps (via Nanoreview ), which may vary with each Android manufacturer, but it’s understandable if it’s higher due to the number of handsets using the processor in question.
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