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Tom's Guide tests Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Apple A20 Pro

Qualcomm's new flagship chip shows 16% CPU gains with 5GHz cores, but Apple's processor still leads in single-core performance.

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What to know

  • Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 features smartphone-first 5GHz Prime Cores, delivering 16% faster CPU performance than the previous generation.
  • Apple's A20 Pro maintains single-core performance superiority in benchmarks, though the multicore gap narrows and real-world user experience differences are minimal.
  • The new chip includes AI-infused gaming upgrades with Adreno Neural Fusion, positioning it as a competitive alternative to Apple's offering despite the single-core gap.

“A good chunk of this comes down to those two new Prime Cores that can run at 5GHz (a world's first for smartphones), which you can feel with temperatures getting hot on the back of these reference designs.”

Jason England, Tom's Guide reviewer · Tom's Guide ↗ · Sep 22, 4:30 PM

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Tom's Guide tests Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs Apple A20 Pro
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    Snapdragon achieves 5GHz smartphone CPU first with performance trade-offs

    The chip's two new Prime Cores run at 5GHz, a world first for smartphones, driving 16% overall CPU gains. However, Apple's re-engineered processor maintains single-core superiority while the multicore gap narrows, and real-world usability differences are minimal.

    “In all honesty, you won't really feel that difference in real-world use in that gap, but for the speeds-and-feeds nerds amongst you (welcome to the family), the Cupertino crew remains out front.”
    — Jason England
  2. background

    Tom's Guide benchmarks Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 — Reviewer Jason England tested Qualcomm's new flagship chip on a reference design with 24GB RAM and 1TB storage, comparing CPU, GPU, and AI performance against Apple's A20 Pro in iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.