Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Apple A17 Pro

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Apple A17 Pro mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2023 (January 2021 vs September 2023)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
January 2021
Launch Date
September 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8250-AC
Model Name
APL1V02
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
8
Cores
6
7 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 650
GPU name
Apple A17 GPU
670 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1.3721 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 22
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.2
Bluetooth
-
6
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
-
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
44 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Hexagon 698
Neural processor (NPU)
-
1 MB
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
6 W
TDP
8 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
A17 Pro
2977 +159%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
A17 Pro
7476 +124%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
794278
A17 Pro
1578153 +99%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1345
A17 Pro
2146 +60%