Apple A19 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
The Apple A19 Pro and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 are both flagship chips, made by Apple and Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the Apple A19 Pro is 3% faster in multi-core (9,932 vs 9,680) and 6% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Apple A19 Pro +3%Single-core Geekbench 6
Apple A19 Pro +6%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
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 Pro | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | Sep 2025 | Sep 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm TSMC N3P | 2 nm TSMC N2P |
| CPU | 6 cores 2× 4.26 GHz + 4× 2.6 GHz | 8 cores 2× 5.0 GHz + 6× 4.0 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | 4.26 GHz | 5 GHz |
| GPU | Apple 6-core GPU | Adreno 845 |
| 5G modem | 5G via a separate modem | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #9 of 110 (better) | #10 of 110 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 3,840 (better) | 3,620 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 9,932 (better) | 9,680 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 2,407 | — |
| Phones in our database | 3 phones | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 8.7 | Xiaomi 18 Pro 8.6 |
| Lowest US launch price | $999 Apple iPhone Air | — |
| Newest phone | Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Sep 2025 | Xiaomi 18 Pro Sep 2026 |
Phones with the Apple A19 Pro
3 phones in our database, best rated first.
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8.7 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
6.9″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 5,088 mAh
From $1,199 + Compare -
8.6 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
6.3″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 4,252 mAh
From $1,099 + Compare -
7.3
Apple iPhone Air
6.5″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 3,149 mAh
From $999 + Compare
Phones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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8.6
Xiaomi 18 Pro
6.4″ 120 Hz, 200 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
No US price + Compare
Apple A19 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6: FAQ
Which is faster, the Apple A19 Pro or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6?
In Geekbench 6, the Apple A19 Pro is 3% faster in multi-core (9,932 vs 9,680) and 6% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which is newer, the Apple A19 Pro or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6?
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is newer: it was announced in September 2026, while the Apple A19 Pro was announced in September 2025.
Which phones use the Apple A19 Pro and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6?
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 6 powers one phone in our database: the Xiaomi 18 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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