Mobile processor comparison

Apple A17 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU A

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 42
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A17 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Architecture 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3780 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 19 billion Not available
TDP Not available 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A17 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 22 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A17 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPU Apple A17 GPU Adreno 710
GPU architecture Not available Adreno 700
GPU clock 1398 MHz 676 MHz
Execution units 6 Not available
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 2147.2 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.1
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Apple Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A17 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 2796 x 1290 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A17 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A17 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Release September 2023 September 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1V02 SM6450
Storage support NVMe UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 2 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A17 Pro

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4422 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3274 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

5G
Oppo A5 2025
Oppo

Oppo A5 2025

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6500 mAh
5G
Oppo Reno13 F 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno13 F 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Lite
Honor

Honor Magic7 Lite

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X9c
Honor

Honor X9c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X60 Pro
Honor

Honor X60 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6600 mAh