Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 vs Apple A17 Pro
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A17 Pro comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and the Apple A17 Pro side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 810 while the Apple A17 Pro runs the Apple A17 Pro GPU. 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
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
1 advantage
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.6-A
Apple A17 Pro
6 advantages
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45% higher AnTuTu score
16.43 Lakhs vs 11.35 Lakhs
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116% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,517 vs 3,481
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140% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,987 vs 1,243
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1,080 MHz higher CPU clock
3780 MHz vs 2700 MHz
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2147 GFLOPS vs 458.2 GFLOPS
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and the Apple A17 Pro compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | August 2025 | September 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Model Number | SM7635-AC | APL1V02 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 2.7GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| Max Frequency | 2700 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | - | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 24 MB |
| TDP | - | 8W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 810 | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 458.2 GFLOPS | 2147 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 200MP | 48 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | WQHD+ | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF |
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | Snapdragon X70 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 2.5 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 1.6 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 11,35,457 | 16,43,269 |
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| CPU | 4,15,619 | 6,00,198 |
| GPU | 1,97,127 | 4,71,123 |
| Memory | 2,33,571 | 2,30,169 |
| UX | 2,89,140 | 3,41,779 |
| Single-Core | 1,243 | 2,987 |
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| Multi-Core | 3,481 | 7,517 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Apple A17 Pro |
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