Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs A20 Pro
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (Adreno 845) with the older 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 6
- Shows significantly better (up to 44%) AnTuTu 11 score β 4945K vs 3434K
- Has 2 more cores
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1393171 | 879839 |
| GPU | 1707388 | 1407166 |
| Memory | 746934 | 418755 |
| UX | 1097892 | 728894 |
| Total score | 4945385 | 3434654 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 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
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 4263 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 17850 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 9024 |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
No benchmark results yet
Apple A20 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 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 6 and A20 ProCPU
| Architecture | 2x 5.01 GHz β 3x 4.03 GHz β 3x 3.74 GHz β |
2x 4.93 GHz β 4x 2.64 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 5010 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.4-A | ARMv9.4-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 2 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 845 | Apple A20 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | - | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 7 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 896 |
| FLOPS | - | 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 | LPDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 24 Bit | 3x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 113.8 Gb/s | 115.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | - |
| Max camera resolution | - | 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 - H.266 (VVC) - 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 | Qualcomm X105 | Apple C2 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 14800 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | APL1Y01 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site | - |
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