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Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
34.3Inno Score
93.9CPU31.4
83.1GPU27.3
86.2Benchmarks49.1
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+63) and GPU (+56). Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 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 31
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 27
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 49
  • 856% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,931 vs 830
  • 443% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 870

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Announced20262021
Process2 nm+71%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARMArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz1x2.96 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock4.93 GHz+67%2.96 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Qualcomm Adreno 640
GPU clock—700 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 860
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+238%34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 860
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 860
Max display4K HDR4K @ 60Hz / FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@120fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 860
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared3,463,072795,334Bottom 28%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—294,736Bottom 28%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—118,830Bottom 25%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—160,316Bottom 33%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—221,452Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+443%Top 1%870Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+334%Top 3%2,900Bottom 49%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931+856%Top 4%830Bottom 16%

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