Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs A19 Pro
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (Adreno 845) with the older 6-core Apple A19 Pro (Apple A19 Pro GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
- Shows significantly better (up to 95%) AnTuTu 11 score β 4945K vs 2538K
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Supports 48% higher memory bandwidth (113.8 against 76.8 GB/s)
- Has 2 more cores
- 18% higher CPU clock speed (5010 vs 4260 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1393171 | 753740 |
| GPU | 1707388 | 926158 |
| Memory | 746934 | 217137 |
| UX | 1097892 | 641716 |
| Total score | 4945385 | 2538751 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [23 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | - | 338.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 246.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 235.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | - | 358.7 images/sec |
| HDR | - | 337.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | - | 43.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 109.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 10.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | - | 16 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | - | 96.5 images/sec |
| Face detection | - | 104.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | - | 1.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | - | 1.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | - | 3.46 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | - | 0.61 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | - | 119 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | - | 4071.9 FPS |
| API | - | Metal |
| Samples | - | 9 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 2487 |
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 10999 |
| Graphics test | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 36 FPS |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
No benchmark results yet
Apple A19 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq) | AnTuTu 11 | 2602137 |
| π 2026-09-16 (Anatoli) | AnTuTu 11 | 2304042 |
| π 2026-07-31 (xon1005) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4028 / 10579 |
| π 2026-06-15 (Domi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2427596 |
| π 2026-06-09 (Cristiano) | AnTuTu 11 | 2258714 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and A19 ProCPU
| Architecture | 2x 5.01 GHz β 3x 4.03 GHz β 3x 3.74 GHz β |
2x 4.26 GHz β 4x 2.6 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 5010 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.4-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 845 | Apple A19 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | - | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 6 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | - | 2488.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 24 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 113.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1, UFS 5.0 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | - |
| Max camera resolution | - | 3x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - H.266 (VVC) - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm X105 | Snapdragon X80 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 14800 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 4200 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | - | APL1V12 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 official site | - |
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