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Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
26.7Inno Score
93.9CPU22.6
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks27
100Efficiencyspec-based34.5
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 26.7, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+71) and benchmarks (+59). Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 27
  • 1025% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 420
  • 949% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 330,000
  • 686% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20262017
Process2 nm+80%10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureARMArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock4.93 GHz+101%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+285%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display4K HDR4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@120fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu3,463,072+949%330,000
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+1025%Top 1%420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+686%Top 3%1,600Bottom 18%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931Top 4%—

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