Apple A17 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A17 Pro, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 390106 | 602481 |
| GPU | 534149 | 1165880 |
| Memory | 274926 | 534209 |
| UX | 336927 | 442171 |
| NanoReview Score | 1536108 | 2744741 |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | 143 fps |
| File Compression | 260.8 MB/s | 382.4 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 169.6 pages/s | 229.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 178.5 MP/sec | 259.3 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 27.9 frames/s | 33.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 79.1 frames/s | 90.1 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 173.5 frames/s | 239.8 frames/s |
| HDR | 232.4 MP/sec | 324 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 7.58 MP/sec | 12.8 MP/sec |
Games
 PUBG Mobile |
n/a | 120 FPS (Ultra) |
 Call of Duty: Mobile |
n/a | 120 FPS (Ultra) |
 Fortnite |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
 Shadowgun Legends |
n/a | 120 FPS (Ultra) |
 World of Tanks Blitz |
n/a | 120 FPS (Ultra) |
 Genshin Impact |
n/a | 120 FPS (Ultra) |
 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang |
n/a | 60 FPS (Ultra) |
| Device | n/a | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 3.78 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.11 GHz – Sawtooth |
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L) - 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Cores count | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3780 | 4320 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | n/a |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 8 MB |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Transistor count | 19 billion | n/a |
| Power (TDP) | 8 W | 8.2 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Apple A17 GPU | Adreno 830 |
| Architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Adreno 800 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Execution Units | 6 | 3 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 512 |
| Total shader | 768 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2147.2 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | n/a | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | n/a | 3.0 |
| DirectX | n/a | 12.1 |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| GPU Frequency | 35 TOPS | n/a |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 85.4 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | NVMe | - UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.1 |
| Max. resolution | 1290x2796 pixels | 3840x2540 pixels |
| Camera | 1x48 pixels | 1x320 pixels |
| Video recording | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 | Snapdragon X80 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 MB/s | Up to 10000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
Other
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | October, 2024 yr |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Codename | APL1V02 | SM8750-AB |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
