The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could outpace the Apple A18 chip… on paper

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is powering some of the most powerful devices on the market. However, the tech world is always looking for the future, and the future is all about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. According to some benchmark scores, it appears the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will outpace Apple’s upcoming A18 chip.

When it comes to the device performance and day-to-day usage, benchmark scores are usually negligible. A phone can perform mediocre in benchmark tests, yet still provide the best smartphone experience. It’s all about the hardware and software optimizations of the phone using the chip. As such, benchmark scores are not directly indicative of a phone’s capabilities.

Benchmark scores reveal the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will rival Apple’s next chip

So far, we’ve been covering a lot of rumors about this chip, and it appears that it’s going to be a notable improvement over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. That’s to be expected. However, we’re all wondering just how much of an improvement it will be.

According to a new report, it appears that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 might finally be the proper answer to Apple’s A-series chips. We have some leak benchmark scores for this chip. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 was able to score a whopping 3500 for a single Geekbench score. That’s impressive in and of itself. However, what makes it more impressive is the fact that it beats out the rumored Apple A18 chip which, apparently, struggles to the past 3300.

The report also states that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 also surpasses the Apple A18 in the multicore and GPU tests. So, it looks like Qualcomm’s forthcoming chip will be more powerful than the Apple A18 chip… on paper.

The reality is that numbers only mean so much. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be distributed to dozens of devices over the next year (including the OnePlus 13). Each manufacturer has a different philosophy when it comes to software optimization. As such, the results will vary heavily.

You have to remember that Apple is pretty much the king of software/hardware optimization. It’s been able to beat out Android phones in terms of performance year over year using less RAM, smaller batteries, and less robust specs. So, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 might be extremely fast, we will have to wait to see if this speed translates into day-to-day usage.