Rumors about the new Apple TV 4K have long suggested it will have a more modern chip to enable Apple Intelligence support. But a new leak uncovered by Aaron Perris points to an even more powerful chip than previously expected.
Apple TV 4K coming soon will have A19 or A19 Pro chip, per code leak
We’ve been waiting a long time for a new Apple TV 4K. Longer than any other moment in the product’s history.
Originally a new model was rumored to launch in 2025, and evidence pointed to it having an A17 Pro chip. That’s currently the minimum required chip to support Apple Intelligence, so it made a lot of sense and would represent a solid boost over the current A15 Bionic.
But now per Aaron Perris, it sounds like the new Apple TV 4K will get an even better chip than expected. He writes:
We discovered a reference to Apple’s upcoming Apple TV model, AppleTV18,1
Implications being it will have A19 or A19 Pro
Top comment by Jack Humphries
The Apple TV is probably going to use "binned" chips, i.e., chips that were designed for more powerful products like the iPhone but that have defects in them that impact some of the CPU/GPU cores. Hence the quantity of available binned chips for each chip generation is probably the biggest factor in Apple's thinking on which chip to use. This is why the Studio Display has extremely powerful chips inside even though it's just a display--it's cheaper for Apple to use these binned chips than to fabricate fully working but older/less powerful chips.
The ‘18,1’ numbering scheme echoes the identifiers used by Apple’s iPhone 17 line last year. Some iPhone 17 models had an A19 chip, while iPhone Air and the 17 Pro line used A19 Pro.
Either chip would be a sizable upgrade for the Apple TV. But I wonder if the A19 Pro is more likely to be used because it exclusively supports Siri AI’s most advanced features.
Siri AI is expected to be one of the tentpole additions to the new Apple TV 4K. Considering how long it’s been between hardware updates, I hope Apple doesn’t immediately launch a new model that misses out on some AI capabilities.
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