Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Apple A17 Pro
vs
In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Apple A17 Pro, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the Apple A17 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A17 Pro GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Apple A17 Pro
- 22% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
- 127% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 1.64M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 20% faster single-core and 48% faster multi-core performance
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- 66% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
- 72% higher compute performance (3.68 vs 2.14 TFLOPS)
- 66% higher memory frequency (5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Released 2 years later - (september 2025 vs september 2023)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Apple A17 Pro
77
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Apple A17 Pro
88
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Apple A17 Pro
74
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Apple A17 Pro
80
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +127%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Apple A17 Pro
1,643,269
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 600,198 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 471,123 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 230,169 |
| UX | 865,161 | 341,779 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 1,643,269 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +20%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Apple A17 Pro
2,927
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +48%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Apple A17 Pro
7,366
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 2,927 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 7,366 |
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Apple A17 Pro
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | september 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8850 | APL1V02 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | 8 to 11 W |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | - |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | 35 TOPS Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 2.14 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 48 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p @ 240FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS, |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Snapdragon X70 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |