Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A17 Pro
It is a close call, with both chips winning the same number of categories.
I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Apple A17 Pro side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 runs the Adreno 750 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 8 Gen 3
5 advantages
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44% higher AnTuTu score
23.68 Lakhs vs 16.43 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3584 GFLOPS vs 2147 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,600 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Apple A17 Pro
5 advantages
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13% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,517 vs 6,626
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38% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,987 vs 2,162
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380 MHz higher CPU clock
3780 MHz vs 3400 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 12 MB
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs TSMC 4 nm
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 | October 2023 | September 2023 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | APL1V02 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| Max Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process Node | TSMC 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 8W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 3584 GFLOPS | 2147 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 200 MP | 48 MP |
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| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF |
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon X70 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 23,68,420 | 16,43,269 |
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| CPU | 6,52,232 | 6,00,198 |
| GPU | 8,24,065 | 4,71,123 |
| Memory | 3,30,935 | 2,30,169 |
| UX | 5,61,188 | 3,41,779 |
| Single-Core | 2,162 | 2,987 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,626 | 7,517 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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