Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs A19 Pro
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (Adreno 750) with the newer 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 Gen 3
- Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A19 Pro
- Higher GPU frequency (~62%)
- 29% higher CPU clock speed (4260 vs 3300 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2538K vs 2345K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 700525 | 753740 |
| GPU | 805478 | 926158 |
| Memory | 296043 | 217137 |
| UX | 543517 | 641716 |
| Total score | 2345563 | 2538751 |
| Samples | [443 tests] | [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 | 256.8 MB/sec | 338.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 190.9 pages/sec | 246.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 209.1 Mpixels/sec | 235.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 168.6 images/sec | 358.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 208.6 Mpixels/sec | 337.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 24 images/sec | 43.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 63.6 images/sec | 109.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.27 Mpixels/sec | 10.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 139 tests | 16 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 26.9 images/sec | 96.5 images/sec |
| Face detection | 13.2 images/sec | 104.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.7 Gpixels/sec | 1.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.61 Gpixels/sec | 1.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.98 Gpixels/sec | 3.46 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.61 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 43.4 Gpixels/sec | 119 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3083.6 FPS | 4071.9 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 90 tests | 9 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1652 | 2487 |
| Stability | 79% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 8190 | 10999 |
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | 26 FPS | 36 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 4676 | - |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16536 | - |
| Video editing score | 7905 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 14260 | - |
| Photo editing score | 31248 | - |
| Writing score | 19168 | - |
| Phones tested | 41 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (Blackz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2368229 |
| π 2026-09-21 (Haven_F2) | AnTuTu 12 | 2584618 |
| π 2026-09-21 (AMIT RAKESH) | AnTuTu 12 | 2529668 |
| π 2026-09-21 (Haven_F2) | AnTuTu 12 | 2584618 |
| π 2026-09-20 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu 11 | 2317311 |
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 Gen 3 and A19 ProCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 3.15 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.96 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.27 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
2x 4.26 GHz β 4x 2.6 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 750 | Apple A19 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | Apple A GPU |
| GPU frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 6 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 2774 Gigaflops | 2488.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| 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 | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 3x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - 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 | Snapdragon X75 | Snapdragon X80 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3700 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2023 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | APL1V12 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3:
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy has a 100 MHz higher CPU and GPU clock speed. It has a higher GPU performance rate of up to 3072 Gigaflops.
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