Apple A20 Pro
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple A20 Pro
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (September 2026 vs October 2023)
- Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (4.93 GHz vs 3300 MHz)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2026
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Apple A20 Pro
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 4.93 GHz + 4x 2.64 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
6
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
4 nm
4.93 GHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A20 Pro GPU
GPU name
Adreno 750
1620 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
2903 GFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
-
7
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
-
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
96-bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
192 KB
L1 Cache
-
16 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
3x 48 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 120 FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9
Dual 16-core Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A20 Pro
4713
+115%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A20 Pro
12599
+78%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
Geekbench 7 Single Core
A20 Pro
4015
+101%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1995
Geekbench 7 Multi Core
A20 Pro
11142
+62%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
6875
AntuTu 11
A20 Pro
3434654
+46%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2345563
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
15335
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9124
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
2952
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
955
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3217
OnePlus 12
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
802
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
18148
Redmagic Gaming Pad Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
9078
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3716
Redmagic 9S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1840
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3709
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1806
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