Apple A17 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A17 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 3.78 GHz – Apple Unknown
6x 1.8 GHz – Apple Unknown
1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold)
4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores 6 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 19000 million
TDP 8 Watt 10 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s

Storage

Storage specification NVMe

Graphics

GPU name Apple gen. 7 Adreno 650
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1398 MHz 590 MHz
Execution units 6 2
Shaders 768 512
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
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 7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps 3 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2023 Quarter 3 2019 Quarter 4
Partnumber APL1V02 SM8250, SM8250-AB, SD865
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A17 Pro
1568389
Snapdragon 865
654857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A17 Pro
2939
Snapdragon 865
927

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A17 Pro
7414
Snapdragon 865
3402