CPU A
Apple A18
6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 980
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 980
8 cores 2200 MHz 8 nanometers Mali G76 MP5
Compared fields
40
Different values
35
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 980
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 | Samsung Exynos 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth | 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A776x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 4050 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 3 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 9 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A18 | Samsung Exynos 980 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | Not available |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A18 | Samsung Exynos 980 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A18 GPU | Mali G76 MP5 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Bifrost |
| GPU clock | 1490 MHz | 728 MHz |
| Execution units | Not available | 5 |
| Shaders | 128 | 80 |
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | 576 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A18 | Samsung Exynos 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | Not available | 3360 x 1440 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A18 | Samsung Exynos 980 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 2550 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 1280 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Apple A18 | Samsung Exynos 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2024 | September 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1V08 | S5E9630 |
| Storage support | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 7 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A18
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
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