Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Apple A19 Pro
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Apple A19 Pro, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the Apple A19 Pro comes with a hexa-core CPU and the Apple A19 pro GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Apple A19 Pro
- 8% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 4260 MHz)
- 86% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 2.01M)
- More CPU cores (8 vs 6) for improved multitasking
- 48% higher compute performance (3.68 vs 2.48 TFLOPS)
- 10% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 4800 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Apple A19 Pro
97
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Apple A19 Pro
98
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Apple A19 Pro
95
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Apple A19 Pro
97
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +86%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Apple A19 Pro
2,006,613
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 796,137 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 602,892 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 244,562 |
| UX | 865,161 | 361,022 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 2,006,613 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Apple A19 Pro +11%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Apple A19 Pro
3,924
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +6%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Apple A19 Pro
10,280
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 3,924 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 10,280 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | SM8850 | A19 Pro |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
2x 4.26 GHz performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz efficiency cores |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Apple A19 pro GPU |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | - |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | Neural Engine |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 2.48 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, hardware-accelerated |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 120Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX | 12.1 | - |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 75.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 1x 48MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 4K @ 60Hz |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | Snapdragon X80, Apple C1X |
| 4G | Yes | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |