Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
93.9CPU38.6
83.1GPU35.1
86.2Benchmarks60.8
100Efficiencyspec-based71.4
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 48, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+55) and GPU (+48). Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 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 39
- Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 35
- Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 61
- 350% higher Max bandwidth: 115.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
- 287% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,931 vs 2,050
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2023 |
| Process | 2 nm+50% | 4 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 7 W |
| Architecture | ARM | Armv9 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz | 1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x2.49 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| Max clock | 4.93 GHz+69% | 2.91 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators) | Qualcomm Adreno 725 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual 16-core Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5-3200 |
| Max bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s+350% | 25.6 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Apple C2) | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| Max download | — | 4.4 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K HDR | WQHD+ @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 3,463,072 | 1,263,761Bottom 52% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 504,689Top 44% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 173,509Bottom 44% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 219,815Bottom 52% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 365,748Top 47% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,725+230%Top 1% | 1,430Top 33% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,575+203%Top 3% | 4,150Top 35% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,931+287%Top 4% | 2,050Top 50% |
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