Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs A20 Pro
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (Adreno 840) with the newer 6-core Apple A20 Pro (Apple A20 Pro GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Performs 38% better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 more cores
- Shows better (up to 15%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3950K vs 3434K
Pros of Apple A20 Pro
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Supports 36% higher memory bandwidth (115.2 against 84.8 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~25%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1112833 | 879839 |
| GPU | 1494722 | 1407166 |
| Memory | 442350 | 418755 |
| UX | 900177 | 728894 |
| Total score | 3950082 | 3434654 |
| Samples | [283 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 421.8 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 238 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 286.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 330.6 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 308.4 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 40.7 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 98.7 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 14.1 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 79 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 51.9 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 24.9 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.72 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 1 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 2.04 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.36 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 115.4 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 4390.2 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 50 tests | - |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2737 | 4263 |
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 12156 | 17850 |
| Graphics test | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 6490 | 9024 |
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31126 | - |
| Video editing score | 8963 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 19422 | - |
| Photo editing score | 62111 | - |
| Writing score | 40875 | - |
| Phones tested | 13 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 (HoΓ ng HαΊ£i) | AnTuTu 12 | 3638992 |
| π 2026-09-28 (Nikko) | AnTuTu 11 | 3512813 |
| π 2026-09-28 (nminh) | AnTuTu 12 | 4038854 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Johnnis) | AnTuTu 12 | 3903835 |
| π 2026-09-26 (JJJ) | AnTuTu 12 | 3290752 |
Apple A20 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-25 -> Libero | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4707 / 12705 |
| π 2026-09-25 -> Libero | Geekbench 6 GPU | 65077 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Ianzzzz) | AnTuTu 11 | 3659652 |
| π 2026-09-20 (ThΓ©o's) | AnTuTu 11 | 3428810 |
| π 2026-09-12 (hiya) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 64915 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and A20 ProCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.74 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Prime 6x 3.63 GHz β Oryon Gen 3 Performance |
2x 4.93 GHz β 4x 2.64 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4740 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.4-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 840 | Apple A20 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 7 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 Gigaflops | 2903 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 3x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 84.8 Gb/s | 115.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 3x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Apple C2 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 12500 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | September 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8850-AC, SM8850-5-AC, SM8850-1-AD | APL1Y01 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 official site | - |
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