Snapdragon 865 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Apple A17 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 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
July 2020
September 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AB
APL1V02
Architecture
1x 3.1 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
7 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
3780 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
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Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
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GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Apple A17 GPU
GPU frequency
670 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
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FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.2
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
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Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 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, 2x 25MP
-
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
-
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
-
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
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Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
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TDP
5 W
8 W
Advantages
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2023 (July 2020 vs September 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
1163
Apple A17 Pro
+156%
2977
Multi Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
3306
Apple A17 Pro
+126%
7476
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 865 Plus
772548
Apple A17 Pro
+106%
1593935
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 865 Plus
1332
Apple A17 Pro
+63%
2167
SiliconCat Rating
48
Ranks 48 among all SOC on our website
7
Ranks 7 among all SOC on our website
Apple A17 Pro
