Apple A19 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
76.1CPU77.8
57.6GPU76.6
72.9Benchmarks88.6
82.1Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Apple A195 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
InnoReviews verdict
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 83.6 to 71.2, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+19) and benchmarks (+16). Apple A19 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A19
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
- Stronger GPU score: 77 vs 58
- Stronger benchmarks score: 89 vs 73
- 49% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 7,133 vs 4,803
- 33% lower process: 2 nm vs 3 nm
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A19 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | 2 nm+33% |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | 64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A19 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.26 GHz performance + 4x2.6 GHz efficiency | 2x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance |
| Max clock | 4.26 GHz | 5 GHz+17% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A19 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | Adreno GPU |
AI
| Spec | Apple A19 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (16-core) | Hexagon NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A19 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300 |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A19 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 5G (external) | Qualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF |
| Max download | — | 14.8 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 8 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A19 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Super Retina XDR | 4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 8K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A19 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 2,044,064Top 24% | 3,818,907 |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 557,057Top 31% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 765,221Top 21% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 195,721Top 50% | — |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 526,065Top 20% | — |
| AnTuTu 12 | — | 4,004,168Top 4% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,680Top 3% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 9,360Top 7% | — |
| Geekbench 7 (single) | — | 2,920 |
| Geekbench 7 (multi) | — | 8,248 |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,803Top 10% | 7,133+49%Top 3% |
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