Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Apple A17 Pro

Qualcomm
Snapdragon 888
vs
Apple
A17 Pro
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 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 2020
September 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
SM8350
APL1V02
Architecture
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
3780 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
-

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 660
Apple A17 GPU
GPU frequency
840 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
-
5G support
-
Bluetooth
5.2
-
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, 2x 25MP
-
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
-
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
-
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
-
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
-
TDP
10 W
8 W

Advantages

Apple A17 Pro
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2023 (December 2020 vs September 2023)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Apple A17 Pro
+101% 2977
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Apple A17 Pro
+97% 7476

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 888
1772
Apple A17 Pro
+22% 2167

SiliconCat Rating

35
Ranks 35 among all SOC on our website
8
Ranks 8 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 888
Apple A17 Pro

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