Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
vs
Apple A17 Pro
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
and
Apple A17 Pro
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 5000 MHz (5000 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (September 2026 vs September 2023)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
September 2026
Launch Date
September 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Model Name
APL1V02
2x Oryon Prime @ 5.0 GHz + 6x Oryon Performance @ 4.0 GHz
Architecture
2x 3.78 GHz
4x 2.11 GHz
4x 2.11 GHz
8
Cores
6
2 nm
Technology
3 nm
5000 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 850
GPU name
Apple A17 GPU
1450 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
4454.4 GFLOPS
FLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
1536
Shading units
-
3
Execution units
-
3.0
OpenCL version
-
1.4
Vulkan version
-
4K+
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
8 carriers mmWave, 2x2 MIMO mmWave, 4x6 MIMO sub-6 GHz, 6Rx, NB-NTN, NR-NTN, Global 5G Multi-SIM, Turbo DSDA
Cellular specific functions
-
5G Advanced, 5G mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G SA, 5G NSA, standalone mmWave, NR-DC, FDD, TDD, LTE
Cellular technologies
-
6xCA, 500 MHz downlink bandwidth, 1024 QAM sub-6 GHz
Downlink functions
-
14.8 Gbps
Download speed
-
Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
Modem power saving technologies
-
Switched uplink, supplemental uplink, 4-layer carrier aggregation, UL MIMO, Smart Transmit Plus
Uplink functions
-
4x4 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi antenna
-
LTE
4G support
-
5G NR, 5G Advanced, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5G support
-
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth
-
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Navigation
-
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X / LPDDR6
Memory type
-
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 24-bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
16 MB
aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Audio codecs
-
320 MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 5.0
Storage type
-
8K @ 60 FPS, 4K @ 240 FPS, 1080p @ 960 FPS
Video capture
-
H.266, H.265, VP9, AV1
Video codecs
-
4K+ @ 120 Hz, QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Display refresh rate
-
-
TDP
8 W
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
-
Agentic AI, Qualcomm Personal Scribe, on-device learning, low-power personal context
AI features
-
Qualcomm Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4327
+45%
A17 Pro
2977
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12873
+72%
A17 Pro
7476
Geekbench 7 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3582
+43%
A17 Pro
2512
Geekbench 7 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
12247
+79%
A17 Pro
6833
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
4454
+108%
A17 Pro
2146
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
5195978
+254%
A17 Pro
1467470
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
13875
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple A17 Pro
6094
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
1749
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple A17 Pro
1060
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3438
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple A17 Pro
1375
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
3458
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple A17 Pro
1273
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