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Apple A20 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
37.2Inno Score
93.9CPU33.5
83.1GPU28.6
86.2Benchmarks51.1
—AIspec-based49.3
100Efficiencyspec-based32.1
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 37.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+60) and GPU (+54). Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 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 34
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 29
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 51
  • 534% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,931 vs 1,250
  • 330% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 1,100

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Announced20262020
Process2 nm+71%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
ArchitectureARMArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock4.93 GHz+74%2.84 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 865
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU clock—587 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 865
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 698
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5-2750
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+162%44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 865
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Snapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max display4K HDR4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@120fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
SpecApple A20 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared3,463,072861,546Bottom 33%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—306,337Bottom 30%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—162,790Bottom 36%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—152,804Bottom 22%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—239,615Bottom 33%
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+330%Top 1%1,100Top 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+281%Top 3%3,300Top 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931+534%Top 4%1,250Bottom 30%

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