Apple A17 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A17 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 678. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 2x 3.78 GHz – Apple Unknown 6x 1.8 GHz – Apple Unknown |
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 460 Gold) 6x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 460 Silver) |
| Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 11 nm |
| Number of transistors | 19000 million | |
| TDP | 8 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 685 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple gen. 7 | Adreno 612 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 2 |
| Shaders | 768 | 96 |
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2520x1080 | |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2023 Quarter 3 | 2020 Quarter 4 |
| Partnumber | APL1V02 | SM6150-AC |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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