Apple A17 Pro
Apple A17 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A17 Pro and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
September 2023
March 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1V02
SM8650-AB
Architecture
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
1x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores
6
8
Technology
3 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3780 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A17 GPU
Adreno 735
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
3.7308 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
2
Shading units
-
786
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12.1
Connectivity
4G support
-
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.4
Wi-Fi
-
7
Navigation
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
-
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
67 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
16 MB
-
Audio codecs
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP
Storage type
-
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
-
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Hexagon
TDP
8 W
6 W
Advantages
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3780 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 67 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 67 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: March 2024 (September 2023 vs March 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A17 Pro
+82%
2977
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1638
Multi Core
Apple A17 Pro
+87%
7476
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
3991
AnTuTu 10
Apple A17 Pro
1593935
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
+17%
1865243
SiliconCat Rating
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
34
Ranks 34 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
