Apple A17 Pro vs Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A17 Pro comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A17 Pro and the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A17 Pro runs the Apple A17 Pro GPU while the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 runs the Adreno 725. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A17 Pro
7 advantages
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26% higher AnTuTu score
16.43 Lakhs vs 13.01 Lakhs
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156% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,517 vs 2,933
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169% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,987 vs 1,109
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870 MHz higher CPU clock
3780 MHz vs 2910 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 8 MB
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2147 GFLOPS vs 1187 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2
1 advantage
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A17 Pro and the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2023 | March 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | APL1V02 | SM7475-AB |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex X2 3x 2.49 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| Max Frequency | 3780 MHz | 2910 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 8W | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A17 Pro GPU | Adreno 725 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 2147 GFLOPS | 1187 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 200 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2868 x 1320 | QHD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,43,269 | 13,01,013 |
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| CPU | 6,00,198 | 5,23,400 |
| GPU | 4,71,123 | 1,66,577 |
| Memory | 2,30,169 | 2,34,879 |
| UX | 3,41,779 | 3,76,157 |
| Single-Core | 2,987 | 1,109 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,517 | 2,933 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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