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Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
93.9CPU20.8
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks20
100Efficiencyspec-based29.7
8 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 22.6, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+73) and benchmarks (+66). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 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 21
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 20
  • 1406% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 230,000
  • 1329% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 880
  • 1290% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 340

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20262016
Process2 nm+86%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureARMArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores6+50%4
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock4.93 GHz+129%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+285%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max display4K HDR4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@120fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu3,463,072+1406%230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+1290%Top 1%340Bottom 11%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+1329%Top 3%880Bottom 6%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931Top 4%—

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