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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

83

Points
Apple A17 Pro

A17 Pro
Overview - Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Vs A17 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 vs A17 Pro SoCs by Qualcomm and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 19
A17 Pro 78
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 13
A17 Pro 82
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 79
A17 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 37
A17 Pro 83
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 A17 Pro
CPU 114597 399992
GPU 93082 620081
Memory 68776 265579
UX 111637 346005
Total score 388092 1631657
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A17 Pro

  • A17 Pro has 89% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3780 vs 2000 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 69.45% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (1398 vs 825 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 50% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3 vs 6 nm).
  • A17 Pro has 320.43% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (1,632 K vs 388 K ).
  • A17 Pro Support 201.18% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (51.2 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 620
A17 Pro 2999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 1835
A17 Pro 7779

3DMark

5%
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Stability 99%

Graphics test 6 FPS
51%
A17 Pro
Stability 79%

Graphics test 60 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz, HD+ @ 120 Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution - -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

94%
Turbo Clock Speed

3780 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
     2x 3.78 GHz
    4x 2.02 GHz
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set - ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - 256 KB
  • L2 cache - 16 MB
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - 19 Billion
  • TDP - 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 619 Apple A17 GPU
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Apple GPU
  • GPU frequency 825 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 4 6
  • Shading units - 128
  • FLOPS - 2147.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X51 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 -
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 800 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 900 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 210 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

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Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
CPU
19%
GPU
13%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Apple A17 Pro

Apple A17 Pro
CPU
78%
GPU
82%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 89.00% higher clock speed (3780 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 69.45% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 825 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and A17 Pro?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A17 Pro with a 50% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A17 Pro with a 320.43% better score (1631657 vs 388092).