Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Apple A17 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Apple A17 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
December 2021
September 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SM8450
APL1V02
Architecture
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
4 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3000 MHz
3780 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
-
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 730
Apple A17 GPU
GPU frequency
818 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
2.5128 TFLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
768
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.3
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
-
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
-
Storage type
UFS 3.1
-
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
-
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
-
TDP
5.3 W
8 W
Advantages
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3000 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2023 (December 2021 vs September 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1664
Apple A17 Pro
+79%
2977
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4030
Apple A17 Pro
+86%
7476
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1107494
Apple A17 Pro
+44%
1593935
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
+15%
2487
Apple A17 Pro
2167
SiliconCat Rating
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
7
Ranks 7 among all SOC on our website
Apple A17 Pro
