Обзор Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A17 Pro: A surprisingly even match-up

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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.