Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
93.9CPU20
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks20
100Efficiencyspec-based46.7
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
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 636 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
- 1824% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 180,000
- 1717% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 260
- 1158% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 1,000
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2018 |
| Process | 2 nm+86% | 14 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 4 W |
| Architecture | ARM | Armv8 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz | 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver |
| Max clock | 4.93 GHz+174% | 1.8 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators) | Qualcomm Adreno 509 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual 16-core Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4-1333 |
| Max bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s+977% | 10.7 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Apple C2) | Snapdragon X12 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K HDR | FHD+ @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 3,463,072+1824% | 180,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,725+1717%Top 1% | 260Bottom 6% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,575+1158%Top 3% | 1,000Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,931Top 4% | — |
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