Apple A19 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

The Apple A19 Pro and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 are both flagship chips, made by Apple and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is 10% faster in multi-core (10,941 vs 9,932), while the Apple A19 Pro is 6% faster in single-core. In 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, a graphics test, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 scores 12% higher (2,706 vs 2,407).

Apple Flagship

Apple A19 Pro

#9 of 115 chipsets · 3 phones

Qualcomm Flagship

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

#4 of 115 chipsets · 28 phones

Benchmarks head to head

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Multi-core Geekbench 6

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +10%
Apple A19 Pro 9,932
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 10,941

Single-core Geekbench 6

Apple A19 Pro +6%
Apple A19 Pro 3,840
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 3,628

Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +12%
Apple A19 Pro 2,407
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 2,706

Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.

Key facts

Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.

Apple A19 ProSnapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Maker Apple Qualcomm
Class Flagship Flagship
Announced Sep 2025 Sep 2025
Process 3 nm TSMC N3P 3 nm TSMC N3P
CPU 6 cores 2× 4.26 GHz + 4× 2.6 GHz 8 cores 2× 4.6 GHz + 6× 3.62 GHz
Max CPU speed 4.26 GHz 4.6 GHz
GPU Apple 6-core GPU Adreno 840
5G modem 5G via a separate modem Built-in 5G
Place in our ranking #9 of 115 #4 of 115 (better)
Geekbench 6 single-core 3,840 (better) 3,628
Geekbench 6 multi-core 9,932 10,941 (better)
Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) 2,407 2,706 (better)
Phones in our database 3 phones 28 phones
Best-rated phone Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 8.7 OPPO Find X9 Ultra 9.4
Lowest US launch price $999 Apple iPhone Air $749 REDMAGIC 11 Pro
Newest phone Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Sep 2025 HONOR Magic9 Sep 2026

Phones with the Apple A19 Pro

3 phones in our database, best rated first.

Phones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

28 phones in our database, best rated first.

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Compare the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and OPPO Find X9 Ultra All about the Apple A19 Pro All about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Apple A19 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5: FAQ

Which is faster, the Apple A19 Pro or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?

In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is 10% faster in multi-core (10,941 vs 9,932), while the Apple A19 Pro is 6% faster in single-core. In 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, a graphics test, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 scores 12% higher (2,706 vs 2,407). Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.

Is the Apple A19 Pro or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 better for gaming?

3DMark Steel Nomad Light measures graphics performance, which matters most for games. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 scores 12% higher than the Apple A19 Pro (2,706 vs 2,407). Cooling, screen refresh rate and game support also make a difference, so check the phones themselves.

Which is newer, the Apple A19 Pro or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?

Both chips were announced in September 2025.

Which phones use the Apple A19 Pro and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5?

The Apple A19 Pro powers 3 phones in our database, including the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, Apple iPhone 17 Pro and Apple iPhone Air. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $999, for the Apple iPhone Air. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 powers 28 phones in our database, including the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, OnePlus 15 and POCO F9 Ultra. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $749, for the REDMAGIC 11 Pro.

Where do these benchmark scores come from?

They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.

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