Apple A19 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A19 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A19

3603

Snapdragon 860

996

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A19

9122

Snapdragon 860

2580

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 4.26 GHz	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors		6700 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A19 GPU	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1620 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	5	3
Shaders	640	768
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS