Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
Apple A20 Pro

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and Apple A20 Pro mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (4320 MHz vs 4.93 GHz)
  • Higher Technology: 2 nm (3 nm vs 2 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (October 2024 vs September 2026)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
October 2024
Launch Date
September 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8750-AB
Model Name
Apple A20 Pro
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
Architecture
2x 4.93 GHz + 4x 2.64 GHz
8
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
2 nm
4320 MHz
Frequency
4.93 GHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 830
GPU name
Apple A20 Pro GPU
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
1620 MHz
3.744 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2903 GFLOPS
-
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
7
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

10
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0
7
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
96-bit

Miscellaneous

-
L1 Cache
192 KB
24 MB
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
3x 48 MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
Video capture
4K at 120 FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
Video playback
4K
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Instruction set
ARMv9.4-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Dual 16-core Apple Neural Engine

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301
A20 Pro
4713 +43%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848
A20 Pro
12599 +28%
Geekbench 7 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
2475
A20 Pro
4015 +62%
Geekbench 7 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
8889
A20 Pro
11142 +25%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3819 +32%
A20 Pro
2903
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3126402
A20 Pro
3434654 +10%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12121
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
15335
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1239
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
2952
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 9 / 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1271
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3217
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Vivo iQOO Neo10 Pro+ (China)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12327
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
18148
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor GT Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2661
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3716
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro / 10 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2527
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple A20 Pro
3709