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Apple A20 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 1580

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1580
52.2Inno Score
93.9CPU37.3
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks60.1
—AIspec-based48.8
100Efficiencyspec-based73.8
6 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1580

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 52.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+57) and benchmarks (+26). Samsung Exynos 1580 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 37
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 60
  • 350% higher Max bandwidth: 115.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s
  • 250% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 1,350
  • 222% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 3,900

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1580

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Announced20262025
Process2 nm+50%4 nm
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureARMArmv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock4.93 GHz+70%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Samsung Xclipse 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance—15 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5-3200
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+350%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth6.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
Max display4K HDRFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@120fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1580
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1580
AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared3,463,0721,227,862Bottom 49%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—466,860Top 49%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—292,734Bottom 52%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—171,100Bottom 44%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—297,168Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+250%Top 1%1,350Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+222%Top 3%3,900Top 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931Top 4%—

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