The full AnTuTu iOS ranking, every device, one scale

It's the sum of four stress tests — how fast the chip crunches raw math (CPU), how well it renders graphics (GPU), how quickly it moves data in and out of memory and storage (MEM), and how smooth the software feels doing everyday things (UX). Add all four and you get the Total Score you see in this table.

The iPad Pro runs on Apple's M-series chip, the same silicon family used in MacBooks, while the iPhone runs on the A-series. M-chips have more CPU and GPU cores and a larger thermal shell to dissipate heat in, so even a slightly older M-chip iPad usually beats the newest A-series iPhone on raw benchmark numbers.

Not really. If your current iPhone or iPad still opens apps instantly and handles what you throw at it, a few hundred thousand points of difference on a benchmark chart won't be something you feel day to day. Benchmark gains matter most for gaming, video editing, and heavy multitasking — not scrolling Instagram.

Apple gives the Pro line a extra GPU core and more RAM in most generations, plus better thermal design. That shows up clearly in the GPU and MEM columns even when the CPU core count is identical across the lineup.

It helps, but only up to a point. Going from 4GB to 6GB or 8GB shows up clearly in the MEM score because iOS can keep more apps resident in memory. Beyond that, Apple's tight software-hardware integration means the RAM number alone doesn't tell the whole story the way it might on Android.

Recent iPad Air models share the same M-series chip family as the Pro, just usually a generation behind or with fewer GPU cores enabled. Apple intentionally keeps the Air close on raw performance and differentiates the Pro through display technology (ProMotion, mini-LED) and connectivity instead.

Very little for a device that ships with the same RAM and chip. Storage speed differences between capacity tiers on Apple devices are usually small, so two units of the same model with different storage will land within a few percentage points of each other.

Because they're still actively used and still get benchmarked by real owners. AnTuTu keeps historical devices in its database so long-term owners and second-hand buyers can see exactly how much performance gap exists between their device and the current lineup.

No — Apple's iOS devices are scored on a separate scale from Android because they use a different graphics API (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenGL) and a different core architecture. You can compare iPhones against iPads on this chart, but not directly against a Samsung or Xiaomi device using these same numbers.

Manufacturing process alone doesn't decide performance — core count and design matter more. The A17 Pro is built for a phone's battery and thermal budget, with fewer GPU cores than an M-series chip designed for a much larger, better-cooled iPad or Mac chassis.

For pure gaming horsepower, yes — the GPU column is a good proxy for how well a device handles demanding 3D titles. But remember screen size, controller support, and battery life during long sessions matter just as much as the raw score for how a game actually feels to play.

Three generations of core architecture improvements, a jump in manufacturing process, and significantly more GPU cores account for it. Apple's M-series has scaled aggressively since the M1's 2021 debut, and the iPad Pro line has been a direct beneficiary of every generation's gains.

Marginally. Apple tightly controls software optimization across its device lineup, so unlike Android, you won't see wild swings from one iOS update to the next. Minor efficiency tweaks in scheduler and thermal management can nudge scores by a small percentage, nothing dramatic.

The iPhone Air prioritizes a thinner chassis over raw performance headroom, which limits sustained clock speeds under heavy load compared to the Pro models. It's a good everyday performer, just not built to chase benchmark records the way the Pro Max is.

Yes, with some tolerance. A used unit that's a few years old may score 5–10% lower than a fresh one due to battery health and thermal paste aging, but it should still land in the same general range as the model listed here.

The mini uses a smaller chassis with less room for cooling and a smaller battery, so Apple typically pairs it with a slightly less powerful chip variant than the Air or Pro get in the same generation. It trades some performance ceiling for portability.

That's the core idea — it measures things like scrolling frame consistency, app-switch latency, and video decode speed under real usage patterns rather than synthetic math. It's the column closest to how the device actually feels in your hand.

Apple designs its own silicon specifically for its own software, with no need to support the wide range of hardware configurations Android chipmakers do. That vertical integration consistently produces strong efficiency and performance-per-watt numbers, which is part of why Apple Silicon shows up near the top of most independent benchmarks.

No — it covers 50 currently-benchmarked models pulled from AnTuTu's live iOS ranking, focused on devices still relevant in the second-hand and current retail market. Very old discontinued models eventually drop off AnTuTu's active list.

AnTuTu updates its official ranking monthly as new devices launch and additional benchmark runs come in from real users. We pull directly from their published numbers, so this table reflects the same data whenever they refresh it.

Practically any iPhone from the last four or five generations — even those in the 1,000,000–1,500,000 range — will feel instant for that kind of use. You'd need to be doing heavy gaming, 4K video editing, or pro photography workflows to actually notice a difference above that.

Screen size affects internal chassis volume and cooling capacity — an 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro with the 'same' chip can still post slightly different sustained scores because the larger body dissipates heat a bit more efficiently under prolonged load.

Set your budget first, decide whether you need iPad-level GPU headroom (gaming, editing) or just solid everyday iPhone performance, then look at where your shortlisted models land in the total score band rather than fixating on rank #1. For most people, anything in the top half of this list already has more performance than they'll ever fully use.