Mobile processor comparison

Apple A17 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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CPU A

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU

CPU B

8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830

Compared fields 42

Different values 36

Quick factual highlights

Apple A17 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture	2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth	2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores	6	8
Clock speed	3780 MHz	4320 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv9.2-A
Process technology	3 nanometers	3 nanometers
Transistors	19 billion	Not available
TDP	Not available	8.2 W

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L1 cache	256 KB	Not available
L2 cache	16 MB	12 MB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	5333 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s	85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	24 GB

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU	Apple A17 GPU	Adreno 830
GPU architecture	Not available	Adreno 800
GPU clock	1398 MHz	1100 MHz
Execution units	6	Not available
Shaders	128	768
FLOPS	2147.2 Gigaflops	3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan	Not available	1.3
OpenCL	Not available	3.0
DirectX	Not available	12.1
Neural processor / NPU	Apple Neural Engine	Hexagon

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution	2796 x 1290	3840 x 2540
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 320MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG	- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+	- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 24
5G	Yes	Yes
Download speed	Up to 7500 Mbps	Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 3500 Mbps	Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	7
Bluetooth	5.3	6.0
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release	September 2023	October 2024
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	APL1V02	SM8750-AB
Storage support	NVMe	UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Devices in database	2	Not available