We compared the Apple A19 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Apple A19 Pro features a hexa-core CPU with Apple’s 6-core GPU, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with the Adreno 730 GPU. We compare both processors in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Apple A19 Pro
98
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
37
GPU Performance
Apple A19 Pro
97
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
36
Total Score
Apple A19 Pro
98
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
36
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
Apple A19 Pro
+104% better
2,006,613
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
984,882
| CPU | 796,137 | 220,951 |
| GPU | 602,892 | 428,498 |
| MEM | 244,562 | 169,739 |
| UX | 361,022 | 165,694 |
| TOTAL | 2,006,613 | 984,882 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
Apple A19 Pro
+217% better
3,947
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1,247
Multi Core
Apple A19 Pro
+180% better
10,280
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
3,675
| Multi Core | 10,280 | 3,675 |
| Single Core | 3,947 | 1,247 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Apple A19 Pro
- 42% Faster CPU clock speed (4260 MHz vs 3000 MHz)
- 103% higher AnTuTu score (2.00M vs 984K)
- Newer ARMv9.2-A vs older ARMv9-A instruction set
- 217% faster single-core and 180% faster multi-core performance in Geekbench 6
- More advanced 3nm process vs 4nm
- 5.33x larger L3 cache (32 MB vs 6 MB)
- 48% more compute performance (2.48 vs 1.67 TFLOPS)
- 98% higher GPU frequency (1620 MHz vs 818 MHz)
- 48% higher memory bandwidth (75.8 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)
Advantages of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
Specifications Comparison
Apple A19 Pro
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
General
| SoC Name | A19 Pro | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | September 2025 | December 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | A19 Pro | SM8450 |
CPU
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Core Configuration | 2x 4.26 GHz performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz efficiency cores |
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Frequency | 4260 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB (performance) + 4 MB (efficiency) | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| TDP | – | 5.3 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A19 pro (6-core GPU) | Adreno 730 |
| Architecture | Apple10 architecture | Adreno 700 |
| GPU Frequency | 1620 MHz | 818 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 2.48 TFLOPS | 1.67 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | No |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 120Hz | 120 Hz (4K) |
| Vulkan Version | Not supported | 1.1 |
| OpenCL Version | – | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | Not supported on iOS | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4×16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 75.8 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
ISP
| Max Camera Resolution | 1x 48MP | 200 MP (single) |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 3840×2160 |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 30 FPS; 4K @ 120 FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon (on Pro models), Apple C1X (on Air) | Snapdragon X65 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps (Snapdragon) | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps (Snapdragon) | Up to 3.67 Gbps |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC |