Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A19 Pro
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A19 Pro comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Apple A19 Pro side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 runs the Adreno 750 while the Apple A19 Pro runs the Apple A19 pro (6-core GPU). Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2 advantages
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18% higher AnTuTu score
23.68 Lakhs vs 20.07 Lakhs
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Higher GPU FLOPS
3584 GFLOPS vs 2488.3 GFLOPS
Apple A19 Pro
5 advantages
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51% faster Geekbench multi-core score
10,009 vs 6,626
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79% faster Geekbench single-core score
3,879 vs 2,162
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860 MHz higher CPU clock
4260 MHz vs 3400 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 12 MB
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs TSMC 4 nm
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Apple A19 Pro compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | October 2023 | September 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Model Number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | T8150 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720 2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 4.26 GHz performance cores 4x 2.60 GHz efficiency cores |
| Max Frequency | 3400 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | TSMC 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 16 MB (performance) 4 MB (efficiency) |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | - |
| GPU Name | Adreno 750 | Apple A19 pro (6-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 903 MHz - 1000 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 3584 GFLOPS | 2488.3 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 75.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 200 MP | 48MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Video Playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G | Snapdragon (on Pro models), Apple C1X (on Air) |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps (Snapdragon) |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps (Snapdragon) |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC | NAVIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 23,68,420 | 20,06,613 |
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| CPU | 6,52,232 | 7,96,137 |
| GPU | 8,24,065 | 6,02,282 |
| Memory | 3,30,935 | 2,44,562 |
| UX | 5,61,188 | 3,61,022 |
| Single-Core | 2,162 | 3,879 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,626 | 10,009 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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