CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8 cores 3300 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 750
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A17 Pro
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A17 Pro
6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields
41
Different values
35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- More CPU cores
- Higher listed download speed
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex-X43x 3.15 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.27 GHz - Cortex-A520 | 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 3300 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 19 billion |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 77 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 750 | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU clock | 770 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 6 |
| Shaders | 1536 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 4435.2 Gigaflops | 2147.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12.1 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2023 | September 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8650-AB | APL1V02 |
| Storage support | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 9 | 2 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
5G
Samsung W25 Flip
- Display
- AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2640 p…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Samsung W25
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors 1080 × 2520 pi…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
Oppo Pad 3 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 2120 × 3000 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 9510 mAh
5G
Oppo Find X7 Ultra PHY110
- Display
- LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3168…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz,1440 × 3200 pixel…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5100 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 12
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Honor 400 Pro China
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2736 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7200 mAh
Apple A17 Pro
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- 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
- 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
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