Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
93.9CPU34.1
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks62.8
100Efficiencyspec-based73.8
6 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 52.1, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+60) and benchmarks (+23). Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 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 34
- Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 63
- 350% higher Max bandwidth: 115.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
- 294% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 1,200
- 281% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 3,300
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | 2 nm+50% | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 6 W |
| Architecture | ARM | Armv9 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz | 1x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| Max clock | 4.93 GHz+76% | 2.8 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators) | Qualcomm Adreno 722 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual 16-core Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Max bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s+350% | 25.6 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Apple C2) | Snapdragon X63 5G |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K HDR | FHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 3,463,072 | 1,369,654Top 49% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 468,458Top 46% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 326,383Top 49% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 225,557Top 49% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 349,256Bottom 52% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,725+294%Top 1% | 1,200Top 41% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,575+281%Top 3% | 3,300Top 42% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,931Top 4% | — |
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