A19 Pro vs A17 Pro
We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A19 Pro (with Apple A19 Pro GPU graphics) and A17 Pro (Apple A17 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Apple A19 Pro
- Shows significantly better (up to 73%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2538K vs 1467K
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 51.2 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~16%)
- Performs 16% better in floating-point computations
- 13% higher CPU clock speed (4260 vs 3780 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 753740 | 374357 |
| GPU | 926158 | 463612 |
| Memory | 217137 | 184670 |
| UX | 641716 | 444831 |
| Total score | 2538751 | 1467470 |
| Samples | [23 tests] | [21 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 338.7 MB/sec | 254.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 246.2 pages/sec | 166 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 235.7 Mpixels/sec | 180.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 358.7 images/sec | 178.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 337.3 Mpixels/sec | 240.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 43.9 images/sec | 26.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 109.5 images/sec | 77.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.8 Mpixels/sec | 7.76 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 16 tests | 32 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 96.5 images/sec | 55.5 images/sec |
| Face detection | 104.2 images/sec | 65.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.26 Gpixels/sec | 0.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.6 Gpixels/sec | 1.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 3.46 Gpixels/sec | 1.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.61 Gpixels/sec | 0.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 119 Gpixels/sec | 87.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4071.9 FPS | 3313.9 FPS |
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Samples | 9 tests | 22 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2487 | 1391 |
| Stability | 76% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 10 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 10999 | 6089 |
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | 42 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 16 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 3655 |
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | - | 21 FPS |
Recent User Tests
Apple A19 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq) | AnTuTu 11 | 2602137 |
| π 2026-09-16 (Anatoli) | AnTuTu 11 | 2304042 |
| π 2026-07-31 (xon1005) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4028 / 10579 |
| π 2026-06-15 (Domi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2427596 |
| π 2026-06-09 (Cristiano) | AnTuTu 11 | 2258714 |
Apple A17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-28 (Kuan.28) | AnTuTu 11 | 1752198 |
| π 2026-09-23 (podsolnuh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1357765 |
| π 2026-09-11 (Zabza) | AnTuTu 11 | 1599694 |
| π 2026-09-10 (elio) | AnTuTu 11 | 1445771 |
| π 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 26734 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of A19 Pro and A17 ProCPU
| Architecture | 2x 4.26 GHz β 4x 2.6 GHz β |
2x 3.78 GHz β Everest 4x 2.11 GHz β Sawtooth |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4260 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 19 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A19 Pro GPU | Apple A17 GPU |
| Architecture | Apple A GPU | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 2488.3 Gigaflops | 2147.2 Gigaflops |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 35 TOPS | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | - | 1290 x 2796 |
| Max camera resolution | 3x 48MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 | Snapdragon X70 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | September 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1V12 | APL1V02 |
| Successor | - | - Apple A19 Pro |
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