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Apple TV

Living-room tvOS systems powered by A-series chips. Compare each configuration’s chip and available gaming-performance context.

4 configurations 4 chips 2015–2022 All devices

Apple TV performance over time

Metal GPU performance

A synthetic view of GPU compute throughput. Higher is better.

Base X / Z
Metal GPU performance Metal score over time for Apple TV configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench Metal 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2022 Apple TV HD · 570 · 2015 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) · 9,551 · 2021 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) · 20,818 · 2022 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (1st generation) · 9,240 · 2017 · estimated score

CPU single-core performance

Useful context for frame pacing, game logic, and CPU-limited titles.

Base X / Z
CPU single-core performance CPU single-core score over time for Apple TV configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench single-core 0 1k 2k 3k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2022 Apple TV HD · 413 · 2015 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) · 1,321 · 2021 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) · 2,178 · 2022 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (1st generation) · 960 · 2017 · estimated score

CPU multi-core performance

Useful context for simulation-heavy games and parallel workloads.

Base X / Z
CPU multi-core performance CPU multi-core score over time for Apple TV configurations. Higher is better. Geekbench multi-core 0 2k 4k 6k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2022 Apple TV HD · 594 · 2015 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) · 2,651 · 2021 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) · 5,539 · 2022 · estimated score Apple TV 4K (1st generation) · 2,307 · 2017 · estimated score

Apple TV configurations and performance estimates

DeviceChipYearCPU singleCPU multiMetal
Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) A15 Bionic 2022 2,178 5,539 20,818
Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) A12 Bionic 2021 1,321 2,651 9,551
Apple TV 4K (1st generation) A10X Fusion 2017 960 2,307 9,240
Apple TV HD A8 2015 413 594 570

Chips used by Apple TV

Apple A8Apple A10X FusionApple A12 BionicApple A15 Bionic

About the performance estimates

Geekbench does not publish device averages for tvOS. To provide a consistent comparison across Apple TV generations, the CPU and Metal scores on this page are Geekbench 6 medians from five results for iPads using the same chips, sampled 2026-09-02. They are directional estimates rather than measurements from Apple TV hardware; cooling, memory, clocks, and tvOS can affect actual game performance.