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Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs A19 Pro

Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
VS
A19 Pro
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
A19 Pro

We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (Adreno 830) 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (33)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Performs 36% better in floating-point computations
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 3126K vs 2538K
  • Supports 10% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 against 76.8 GB/s)
Pros of Apple A19 Pro
  • Higher GPU frequency (~47%)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
vs
A19 Pro

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) +23%
3126402
A19 Pro
2538751
CPU 893474 753740
GPU 1133808 926158
Memory 427210 217137
UX 671910 641716
Total score 3126402 2538751
Samples [541 tests] [23 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 367.8 MB/sec 338.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 223.5 pages/sec 246.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 257 Mpixels/sec 235.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 234.4 images/sec 358.7 images/sec
HDR 315.8 Mpixels/sec 337.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 32.7 images/sec 43.9 images/sec
Photo processing 90.6 images/sec 109.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 12.4 Mpixels/sec 10.8 Mpixels/sec
Samples 148 tests 16 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 45.3 images/sec 96.5 images/sec
Face detection 21.6 images/sec 104.2 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.73 Gpixels/sec 1.26 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.91 Gpixels/sec 1.6 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.75 Gpixels/sec 3.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.33 Gpixels/sec 0.61 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 96.8 Gpixels/sec 119 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 3848 FPS 4071.9 FPS
API Vulkan Metal
Samples 100 tests 9 tests
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 2386 2487
Stability - 76%
Graphics test 18 FPS 18 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 10874 10999
Graphics test 41 FPS 42 FPS
Section 1 47 FPS 47 FPS
Section 2 41 FPS 42 FPS
Section 3 35 FPS 36 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 5664 -
Stability 51% -
Graphics test 33 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 21945 -
Video editing score 8458 -
Data manipulation score 16086 -
Photo editing score 39118 -
Writing score 22647 -
Phones tested 36 models -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (QRELS)AnTuTu3343421
📘 2026-09-09 (Harsh)AnTuTu3242325
📘 2026-09-03 (Khao D)AnTuTu3059889
📘 2026-09-02 (Shaunie)AnTuTu3212567
📘 2026-08-31 (Bahodir)AnTuTu3143183
Add View all (690)
Apple A19 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-16 (Anatoli)AnTuTu2304042
📘 2026-07-31 (xon1005)GeekBench CPU4028 / 10579
📘 2026-06-15 (Domi)AnTuTu2427596
📘 2026-06-09 (Cristiano)AnTuTu2258714
📘 2026-06-03 (Vin)GeekBench CPU3890 / 10107
Add View all (40)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) and A19 Pro

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)		 2x 4.26 GHz –
4x 2.6 GHz –
Cores 8 6
Frequency 4320 MHz 4260 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 830 Apple A19 Pro GPU
Architecture Adreno 800 Apple A GPU
GPU frequency 1100 MHz 1620 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1536 768
FLOPS 3379.2 Gigaflops 2488.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 -
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 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 84.8 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 2540 -
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 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
- 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 X80 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 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2024 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8750-AB APL1V12
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) official site -
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4):
    - The SM8750-AC model has a higher frequency—4,470 MHz for performance cores versus 4,320 MHz in the SM8750-AB and SM8750-3-AB models—and its GPU is 100 MHz faster.

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Comments

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f3rdyy May 2, 2026 at 04:44 AM
Yo, AnTuTu worshipers. No offense, but can we end this mythical war? Comparing the A19 Pro to Snapdragon or Dimensity is just a waste of time. It’s like comparing a tuned-up Civic built for drag races (Android) that's obsessed with screaming 'look at my numbers!' to a Rolls-Royce (iOS) that just delivers peak performance without breaking a sweat. What I mean is, every SoC is literally built for a different purpose. Apple’s chips are for their own ecosystem, and the others are for the Android ecosystem. The choice is yours, so there's no real need for these comparisons. But if you truly want a cross-platform reality check, look at Geekbench. It’s a literal fact that Apple’s single-core and GPU compute are still gatekeeping the top spot. Period. The gap is even wilder in gaming. We’ve got 'old' chips like the A17 Pro running native AAA console ports like Resident Evil with full hardware ray tracing. Meanwhile, Android is still flexing 4M+ scores just to run Genshin or WuWa? 💀 Even a mid-range phone from 2025 can run those smoothly. What’s the point of chasing these scores if the Play Store literally has zero games that actually need that power? Is it just for the show of having a bigger number? Honestly, an AnTuTu score around 1.3M - 1.6M is already overkill these days. At the end of the day, benchmark scores are just ego boosters just a way to prove you’re 'smart' or have a 'great eye' for purchases. But they don’t define the actual vibes of using the phone. Stop glazing the numbers and actually use your device. Unless your only hobby is staring at progress bars and playing with 3DMark all day. Just saying.
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pon May 14, 2026 at 02:52 PM
GPU compute It's not an accurate comparison because they run different graphics APIs, kid. The A17 Pro is specifically optimized for AAA games, so can it run emulators? Of course not
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Idk May 1, 2026 at 07:55 AM
Why are we arguing about phones bro 💔 yall gotta be like 9 they’re just phones they’re both good in their respective categories 🥀
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ßp pøløk March 10, 2026 at 01:10 AM
Snapdragon 8 elite for ever
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Dinitha.W December 16, 2025 at 02:10 AM
Both are extremely good! Glad that snapdragon is coming closer to apple's incredible performance
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Vashu dev October 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
For Apple A19 Pro: ~ 2,427,211 in AnTuTu v10 (CPU: 764,680; GPU: 869,447; Memory: 408,217; UX: 384,867) For Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (leaked / rumored): between 4.20 million and 4.40 million on AnTuTu v11 Another source reports a specific value: 4,309,384 for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (reference device)
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Danielcha October 26, 2025 at 01:42 AM
Antutu on android and ios is not the same
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Dinitha.w December 16, 2025 at 02:12 AM
Danielcha, hey, in the end your applications are made from same frameworks that those antutu is made from. so you can get an idea of how well your apps will run on each system
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Big boy October 6, 2025 at 04:25 AM
No matter how powerful A19 pro is, I will never buy the iPhone Air, as besides processor, the phone needs to have many other things.
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Azam October 3, 2025 at 05:52 PM
No one can beat Snapdragon. It's a powerful nano technology performance is great and absolutely fantastic when playing games and graphics and videos everything.
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Azarmix September 25, 2025 at 02:38 AM
Snapdragon 8 elite for ever
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fuuk1 September 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Nice love confession, bro. When's the wedding?
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gamingphoneontop October 16, 2025 at 03:06 PM
fuuk1, bro chill dimensity 9500 here
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Adiyan January 7, 2026 at 09:05 PM
8 elite is 11 months older than A19 pro and still almost equal in performance. That's the aura of Snapdragon.
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LGs but real September 22, 2025 at 02:57 PM
Why are you guys making the gaming score based off of tflops? They should be based off of 3dmark benchmarks or through actual game performance. According to geekerwan, the a19 pro out performs the 8 elite gpu by a wide margin, 2x better in solarbay extreme, better in steep nomad light and probably better in wild life extreme too.
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Bruh September 21, 2025 at 01:28 AM
The smartphone war will never end 😂
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Big boy October 6, 2025 at 04:27 AM
It never should, competition promotes innovation and in this race, we consumers will benifit the most... Comparable prices, better specs, companies serving customer interest rather than dictating them with monopoly
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God December 16, 2025 at 06:29 PM
It has ended Nothing is miles ahead than everyone else.
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What a useless. overpriced Weak basic device September 16, 2025 at 05:59 PM
Just read my name 🤣
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Soggydoritoz September 20, 2025 at 03:28 AM
Bruh you call this a weak basic device? Bro that's way far from that
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Babs September 16, 2025 at 01:09 PM
The A19 wins on geekbench, has better sustained performance than the s25. Cores don’t mean everything. A19 has better single threaded which means the world in everyday tasks. Better performance doesn’t mean everything if you don’t have a proper cooling, my s25 plus only has peak performance for about 10 minutes until it throttles to way worse speeds.
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Azam October 3, 2025 at 05:53 PM
Everytimes Apple Chipset failed against the Snapdragon.
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Hey January 7, 2026 at 09:07 PM
A19 is 11 months newer
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8s gen 3 September 15, 2025 at 02:20 PM
I don't think chipset power even matters anymore. We need better games. A18 could run resident evil games, imagine the games that cun run on 8 elite 2 if ported and optimised properly.
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Fortner September 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 ( Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) will be a banger 💀
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Abhi September 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
At this rate, Apple is losing the smartphone war.
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Mr. Fıtıh September 13, 2025 at 06:30 AM
Snapdragon is the best
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Subham Sinha September 12, 2025 at 02:47 PM
Still 8 elite is winner 😅
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someone September 19, 2025 at 08:50 PM
NO ITS NOT A18 PRO WAS BETTER BUDDY
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Tiger II September 21, 2025 at 03:38 PM
someone, The cope is just so hard with you
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Phenro September 11, 2025 at 04:36 AM
I can't believe my eyes that for the first time ever, a snapdragon chipset from last year is able to match up with the latest iphone chipset of the present year in geekbench... Normally they are neck and neck anyways... But to see it be at equal footing on geekbench, it's just unbelievable... For the first time ever, android chipset is both better at performance per watt and max performance and gpu performance... I'm so happy right now, I can't believe my eyes... All android needs to do now, is fix it's video processing pipeline and improve it's chipset control signal translation to fix the latency created by java virtual machine, which is the main bottleneck of android phones...
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Apple lover September 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This isn't correct benchmarks scores obviously, iPhone 17 hasn't been launched to customers market so coming to any conclusion just now that too using benchmarks is pretty bad. A19 Pro according to my speculation is going to beat SD 8E in both single core and multicore scores by at least 28% and 15% respectively for sure. (I have seen some Chinese do the checking on this yt video which they told to take down after 20 mins of upload (since apple, any other company too, doesn't allow reviewers to disclose their benchmarks scores before 19th Sept 2025)
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2-4-8-16-32.... August 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Apple lover, "My speculation is..." 🤦🤦🤦💀💀💀
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