Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Apple A17 Pro
It is a close call, with both chips winning the same number of categories.
I put the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and the Apple A17 Pro side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 825 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 8s Gen 4
5 advantages
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41% higher AnTuTu score
23.14 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
2355 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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15% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,517 vs 6,511
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44% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,987 vs 2,073
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580 MHz higher CPU clock
3780 MHz vs 3200 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
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8s 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 | Apirl 2025 | September 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Model Number | SM8735 | APL1V02 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| TDP | - | 8W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 825 | Apple A17 Pro GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2355 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 4.1 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 48 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | WQHD+ | 2868 x 1320 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60 FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 | 4.2 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 23,14,089 | 16,43,269 |
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| CPU | 6,98,018 | 6,00,198 |
| GPU | 7,98,999 | 4,71,123 |
| Memory | 3,16,914 | 2,30,169 |
| UX | 5,00,158 | 3,41,779 |
| Single-Core | 2,073 | 2,987 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,511 | 7,517 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Apple A17 Pro |
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