A19 Pro vs Apple A19

We compared two 6-core processors: Apple A19 Pro (with Apple A19 Pro GPU graphics) and Apple A19 (Apple A19 GPU). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Apple A19 Pro
  • Performs 20% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 18%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2538K vs 2156K
  • Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
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AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
A19 Pro +18%
2538751
2156126
CPU 753740 598735
GPU 926158 803562
Memory 217137 200566
UX 641716 553263
Total score 2538751 2156126
Samples [23 tests] [23 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
A19 Pro +8%
3970
3692
Multi-Core Score
A19 Pro +12%
10558
9454
Asset compression 338.7 MB/sec 313.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 246.2 pages/sec 220.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 235.7 Mpixels/sec 210.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 358.7 images/sec 305.8 images/sec
HDR 337.3 Mpixels/sec 311.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 43.9 images/sec 39.9 images/sec
Photo processing 109.5 images/sec 102.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.8 Mpixels/sec 9.89 Mpixels/sec
Samples 16 tests 9 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
A19 Pro +22%
45708
37553
Background blur 96.5 images/sec 79.6 images/sec
Face detection 104.2 images/sec 90.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 1.26 Gpixels/sec 1.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 1.6 Gpixels/sec 1.34 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 3.46 Gpixels/sec 3.16 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.61 Gpixels/sec 0.49 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 119 Gpixels/sec 90.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 4071.9 FPS 3104.2 FPS
API Metal Metal
Samples 9 tests 10 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
A19 Pro +16%
2487
2147
Score 2487 2147
Stability 76% 72%
Graphics test 18 FPS 16 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
A19 Pro +16%
10999
9465
Score 10999 9465
Graphics test 42 FPS 36 FPS
Section 1 47 FPS 40 FPS
Section 2 42 FPS 36 FPS
Section 3 36 FPS 31 FPS

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple A19 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq)AnTuTu 112602137
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (Anatoli)AnTuTu 112304042
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (xon1005)Geekbench 6 CPU4028 / 10579
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (Domi)AnTuTu 112427596
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-09 (Cristiano)AnTuTu 112258714
Apple A19
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Shovandeep)AnTuTu 111837059
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (kpvas)AnTuTu 112134388
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Zharkyn)AnTuTu 112243285
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Aarav)AnTuTu 111776737
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-06 (yuki)AnTuTu 112352837

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of A19 Pro and Apple A19

CPU

Architecture 2x 4.26 GHz –
4x 2.6 GHz –
2x 4.26 GHz –
4x 2.6 GHz –
Cores 6 6
Frequency 4260 MHz 4260 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Apple A19 Pro GPU Apple A19 GPU
Architecture Apple A GPU Apple A GPU
GPU frequency 1620 MHz 1620 MHz
Pipelines 6 5
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 768 640
FLOPS 2488.3 Gigaflops 2073.6 Gigaflops

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance 35 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type NVMe NVMe
Max camera resolution 3x 48MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
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 X80
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced September 2025 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V12 APL1V13

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Envy March 23, 2026 at 07:24 AM
A19 Pro isn't that much better to justify an extra $400 between iPhones.
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basil Ω§ September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The difference is not worth it between the regular version and pro + The difference in the number of cores is just an additional core in the graphics card and Little difference in RAM speed and bandwidth.
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Ilias September 11, 2025 at 08:17 PM
Why in your ranking the base A19 is 1st and the A19 pro is 2nd?
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someone out there January 25, 2026 at 06:19 AM
efficiency and better stability perhaps?
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