Apple A19 Pro vs Apple M3 (iPad)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M3 (iPad) (97/100)
Apple M3 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Apple A19 Pro (96/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 96.0 Excellent | 97.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 97.0 Excellent | 98.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Stability | 76% | 70% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | — | 18 TOPS |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 753740 | 782907 |
| GPU | 926158 | 1029236 |
| Memory | 217137 | 305749 |
| Total score | 2538751 | 2777287 |
| UX | 641716 | 659395 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.26 GHz – Everest4x 2.6 GHz – Sawtooth | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4260 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.4-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 20 W |
| Transistor count | — | 25 billion |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Modem | Snapdragon X80 | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Upload speed | Up to 3700 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Metal |
| Asset compression | 338.7 MB/sec | 458.1 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 43.9 images/sec | 48.2 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.6 Gpixels/sec | 1.93 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 104.2 images/sec | 108.3 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.61 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 3.46 Gpixels/sec | 2.41 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 337.3 Mpixels/sec | 422.1 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 246.2 pages/sec | 270.6 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.26 Gpixels/sec | 1.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 358.7 images/sec | 287.2 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 235.7 Mpixels/sec | 299.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4071.9 FPS | 4690 FPS |
| Photo processing | 109.5 images/sec | 116.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.8 Mpixels/sec | 13.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 16 tests | 4 tests |
| Stereo matching | 119 Gpixels/sec | 128.9 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 2488.3 Gigaflops | 3179.5 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 9 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1152 |
Info
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8150 | — |
Memory
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 75.8 Gb/s | 102.4 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AAX- AAX+- AC-3- AIFF- CAF- E-AC-3- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 48MP |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9- Motion JPEG | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max display resolution | — | 2732 x 2048 |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-05-16(Duy Dang) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-05-29(Joker) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-03(Vin) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-06-09(Cristiano) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-15(Domi) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-31(xon1005) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2025-09-28->will09 | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-01-26(Bearry) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-03(Bearry) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-21(Noora) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-22(Noora) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-08(Bearry) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-12(Kaimen) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-17(Jacob) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple A19 Pro | Apple M3 (iPad) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max | 2590567 | — |
| 2.Apple iPhone Air | 2568709 | — |
| 3.Apple iPhone 17 Pro | 2538751 | — |
| Phones with A19 Pro | AnTuTu v11 | — |
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