Apple’s A19 Pro chip in iPhone Air features 5-core GPU, compared to 6-core in iPhone 17 Pro, revealing subtle differences.
Apple’s latest iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro may look very different on the outside, but they share the same powerful A19 Pro chip, which is the company’s latest A-series chip and an upgrade to the previous A18 lineup. While both of these devices share the same chip name, they are different when it comes to the graphics setup. The A19 Pro chip in the iPhone 17 Pro features a 6-core GPU while the variant inside the iPhone Air is equipped with a 5-core GPU. This small detail brings us to question if there are any major performance differences between the two.The iPhone Air’s A19 Pro with 5-core GPU nearly matches the iPhone 17 Pro, but sustained GPU performance shows differences
The iPhone 17 Pro went through a major redesign this year, and other than the highest-end chipset, it also packs a vapor chamber cooling system that enhances the performance for sustained workloads.
