Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
93.9CPU26.6
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks34.8
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 30.4, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+67) and benchmarks (+51). Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 27
- Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 35
- 701% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 590
- 670% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 450,000
- 472% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 2,200
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2018 |
| Process | 2 nm+80% | 10 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 10 W |
| Architecture | ARM | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz | 4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) + 4x1.77 GHz Kryo 385 Silver |
| Max clock | 4.93 GHz+76% | 2.8 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators) | Qualcomm Adreno 630 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual 16-core Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 685 |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X-1866 |
| Max bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s+285% | 29.9 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Apple C2) | Snapdragon X20 LTE |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K HDR | 4K @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 3,463,072+670% | 450,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,725+701%Top 1% | 590Bottom 23% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,575+472%Top 3% | 2,200Bottom 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,931Top 4% | — |
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