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Apple A20 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 2500

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
93.9CPU57.2
83.1GPU54.3
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 66.1, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+37) and GPU (+29). 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 57
  • Stronger GPU score: 83 vs 54
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 74
  • 105% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 2,300
  • 80% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,931 vs 4,400

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20262025
Process2 nm+33%3 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARMArmv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock4.93 GHz+49%3.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
NPUDual 16-core Neural EngineSamsung NPU
AI performance—59 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7—
Bluetooth6.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
Max display4K HDR—
Video capture4K@120fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu3,463,072+61%2,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+105%Top 1%2,300Top 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+53%Top 3%8,200Top 11%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931+80%Top 3%4,400Top 20%

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