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41

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

83

Points
Apple A17 Pro

A17 Pro
Overview - Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Vs A17 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 6 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 6 Gen 1 21
A17 Pro 78
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 15
A17 Pro 82
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 86
A17 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 41
A17 Pro 83
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 A17 Pro
CPU 105049 399992
GPU 110865 620081
Memory 90267 265579
UX 87211 346005
Total score 393392 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 71.82% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (3780 vs 2200 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 25% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (3 vs 4 nm).
  • A17 Pro has 314.77% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (1,632 K vs 393 K ).
  • A17 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1.
  • A17 Pro Support 132.73% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (51.2 vs 22 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 779
A17 Pro 2999

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 2269
A17 Pro 7779

3DMark

0%
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Stability %

Graphics test -
51%
A17 Pro
Stability 79%

Graphics test 60 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

94%
Turbo Clock Speed

3780 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
     2x 3.78 GHz
    4x 2.02 GHz
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - 256 KB
  • L2 cache - 16 MB
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - 19 Billion
  • TDP - 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno Apple A17 GPU
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Apple GPU
  • GPU frequency - 1398 MHz
  • Execution units - 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 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 22 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X62 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 -
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2900 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1600 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 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 6 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
CPU
21%
GPU
15%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

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 6 Gen 1 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 71.82% higher clock speed (3780 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and A17 Pro?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A17 Pro with a 25% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 4 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A17 Pro with a 314.77% better score (1631657 vs 393392).