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Apple Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority

Apple and Qualcomm make some of the best smartphone chips and their latest releases are no exception. Both companies have now launched their flagship SoCs that will power high-end smartphone experiences throughout most of 2024. But you may be wondering, which company has taken the performance crown this generation and by how much? Let’s find out in this Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A17 Pro comparison.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A17 Pro: Specs and benchmarks

A17 Pro Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU Config 2x 3.78GHz (High-performance)
4x 2.11GHz (Energy-efficient)
1x 3.3GHz (Cortex-X4)
3x 3.2GHz (Cortex-A720)
2x 3GHz (Cortex-A720)
2x 2.3GHz (Cortex-A520 Refresh)
GPU 6-core (Apple-designed)
Hardware ray-tracing
Adreno (Qualcomm-designed)
Hardware ray-tracing
AI 16-core Apple Neural Engine Hexagon DSP
RAM support LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Video HEVC, AV1 decode
4K60 capture
HEVC, AV1 decode
4K120, 8K30 capture
4G/5G Modem X70 LTE/5G
10,000Mbps down
3,500Mbps up
X70 LTE/5G
10,000Mbps down
3,500Mbps up
Other networking Bluetooth 5.3
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.4
Wi-Fi 7 Ready
Process TSMC 3nm (N3B) TSMC 4nm (N4P)

Even though the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and A17 Pro are both Arm-based smartphone SoCs, they’re fundamentally very different under the hood.