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Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
34.9Inno Score
93.9CPU24.3
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks36
100Efficiencyspec-based54.9
6 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+70) and benchmarks (+50). Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 36
  • 905% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 470
  • 738% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 1,500
  • 574% higher Max bandwidth: 115.2 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Announced20262023
Process2 nm+67%6 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARMArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock4.93 GHz+76%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Qualcomm Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 686

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+574%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Snapdragon X11 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max display4K HDRFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@120fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 685
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared3,463,072471,425Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—185,372Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—29,548Bottom 3%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—128,755Bottom 6%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—127,750Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+905%Top 1%470Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+738%Top 3%1,500Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931Top 4%—

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