Apple A20 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 2500
93.9CPU58.4
83.1GPU60.5
86.2Benchmarks74.2
—AIspec-based85.9
100Efficiencyspec-based79.6
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 68, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+36) and GPU (+23). Samsung Exynos 2500 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 58
- Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 61
- Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 74
- 91% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 2,478
- 61% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 2,150,000
Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500
- 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | 2 nm+33% | 3 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 8 W |
| Architecture | ARM | Armv9.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 10+67% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz | 1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520 |
| Max clock | 4.93 GHz+49% | 3.3 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators) | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual 16-core Neural Engine | Samsung NPU |
| AI performance | — | 59 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Apple C2) | Integrated Exynos 5G modem |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K HDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 3,463,072+61% | 2,150,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,725+91%Top 1% | 2,478Top 11% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,575+55%Top 3% | 8,098Top 9% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,931+54%Top 3% | 5,166Top 10% |
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