Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Apple A19 Pro

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is a processor from Qualcomm for high-end smartphones, manufactured in 5 nm with Kryo 680 architecture, 1 MB L2 and 8 MB L3 cache.

The Apple A19 Pro from Apple, designed for future high-performance mobile devices, uses a more advanced 3 nm process with 6 MB L2 cache, but without L3 cache.

In Geekbench 6, the Apple A19 Pro shows significantly more than 10 percent higher single-core performance and surpasses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 in multi-core performance by more than double. This indicates substantially higher computing power for the Apple A19 Pro.

For gaming, graphics performance is crucial. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 integrates the Qualcomm Adreno 660. The Apple A19 Pro uses a powerful proprietary graphics unit with 6 GPU cores. The higher maximum memory bandwidth of 68 GB/s for the Apple A19 Pro compared to 51 GB/s for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 indicates superior gaming performance for the Apple processor.

The 3 nm manufacturing process of the Apple A19 Pro also enables higher energy efficiency than the 5 nm process of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, which means better thermal management. Both processors are firmly integrated into end devices as SoCs, eliminating a separate price evaluation.

The Apple A19 Pro offers state-of-the-art technology and significantly higher performance and efficiency. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is an established and solid platform. For maximum computing and graphics performance, the Apple A19 Pro is the better choice.