Apple A19
vs
Apple M4 iPad

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A19 and Apple M4 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2025 vs May 2024)
  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm (TSMC N3P) vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4400 MHz (2x 4.26 GHz – 4x 2.51 GHz vs 4400 MHz)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Apple
September 2025
Launch Date
May 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A19
Model Name
M4 iPad
6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency)
Architecture
4x 4.4 GHz, 6x 2.88 GHz
6
Cores
10
3 nm (TSMC N3P)
Technology
3 nm
2x 4.26 GHz – 4x 2.51 GHz
Frequency
4400 MHz
-
Transistor count
28

GPU Specifications

Apple A19 GPU, 5-core with Neural Accelerators
GPU name
Apple M4 GPU
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GPU frequency
1470 MHz
-
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
10

Connectivity

Gigabit LTE
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
5G (sub-6 GHz & mmWave)
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth 6
Bluetooth
5.3
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

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Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Instruction Cache 128 KB, Data Cache 64.0 KB
L1 Cache
-
16-core Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple Neural Engine
4 MB
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), FLAC, MP3, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
-
-
Storage type
NVMe
4K Dolby Vision @60 fps; Cinematic 4K @30 fps; slo-mo 1080p @120/240 fps; Spatial Video 1080p @30 fps
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
HEVC (H.265), H.264, AV1; HDR Dolby Vision/HDR10+/HDR10/HLG
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
-
TDP
20 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.4-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A19
3559
M4 iPad
3842 +8%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A19
8710
M4 iPad
14383 +65%
AnTuTu 10
A19
1918578
M4 iPad
2767758 +44%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
9421
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
14365
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
1717
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
2496
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
1677
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
2513
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
9708
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
15334
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
2130
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
3497
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
2020
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
3354