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Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
26.2Inno Score
93.9CPU20
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks20
100Efficiencyspec-based46.7
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 26.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+74) and benchmarks (+66). Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A20 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 94 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 20
  • 3275% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 140
  • 2564% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 130,000
  • 1928% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 620

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Announced20262017
Process2 nm+86%14 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureARMArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz8x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock4.93 GHz+174%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 450
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Qualcomm Adreno 506

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 450
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+1436%7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 450
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Snapdragon X9 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 450
Max display4K HDRFHD @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@120fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 450
AnTuTu3,463,072+2564%130,000
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+3275%Top 1%140Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+1928%Top 3%620Bottom 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931Top 4%—

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