From PCMAG · Eric Zeman · · 1m 20s
Qualcomm Chip Beats Apple's A20 Pro in Benchmarks
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 outperforms Apple's A20 Pro in Geekbench and AnTuTu tests.
In brief
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 outperforms Apple's A20 Pro in Geekbench and AnTuTu tests. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip scores higher than Apple's A20 Pro in benchmark tests, showing potential for faster AI performance in Android phones. Originally reported by PCMAG.
Qualcomm's New Snapdragon Chip
Qualcomm's latest flagship processor for Android phones ships later this year and features a 5.0GHz CPU bank.
Geekbench 6 Test Results
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 scored 4,293 on single-core and 12,924 on multi-core Geekbench 6 tests.
Apple A20 Pro Comparison
Apple's A20 Pro chip scored 4,718 on single-core and 12,804 on multi-core Geekbench 6 tests.
AnTuTu Benchmark
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 achieved a score of 5,602,242 in AnTuTu, 62% higher than the iPhone 18 Pro Max's 3,464,684.
Thermal Performance
The Snapdragon test device ran cool during Geekbench but warmed slightly during AnTuTu, unlike the iPhone 18 Pro Max which was hot to the touch.
RAM and Storage Differences
The Snapdragon device has 24GB of LPDDR5x RAM and 1TB of UFS 5.0 storage, while Apple's iPhones likely use 12GB RAM and UFS 4.0 storage.
Future Performance
Phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 will likely run AI algorithms faster, aligning with Qualcomm's focus on agentic AI.
The main idea
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip scores higher than Apple's A20 Pro in benchmark tests, showing potential for faster AI performance in Android phones.
