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Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.4Inno Score
93.9CPU30.1
83.1GPU24.9
86.2Benchmarks42
—AIspec-based29
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
8 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 31.4, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+64) and GPU (+58). Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 30
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 42
  • 891% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,931 vs 800
  • 477% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 600,000

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20262019
Process2 nm+71%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARMArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock4.93 GHz+74%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+238%34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Snapdragon X24 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max display4K HDR4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@120fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu3,463,072+477%600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+456%Top 1%850Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+366%Top 3%2,700Bottom 45%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931+891%Top 4%800Bottom 9%

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