Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 3 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
October 2023
September 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8650-AB
APL1V02
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
4 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3300 MHz
3780 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
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GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 750
Apple A17 GPU
GPU frequency
770 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
-
2.1472 TFLOPS
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.4
-
Wi-Fi
7
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
51.2 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
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Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
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TDP
-
8 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2023 vs September 2023)
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3300 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Apple A17 Pro
+36%
2977
Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
Apple A17 Pro
+6%
7476
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
+20%
1914201
Apple A17 Pro
1593935
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
7
Ranks 7 among all SOC on our website
Apple A17 Pro
