Disclosed herein are a radiographic imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the radiographic imaging apparatus. The radiographic imaging apparatus may include an imager configured to image a subject to obtain image data; a real-time processor configured to communicate with the imager and configured to obtain a real-time processing authority and perform real-time image processing on the image data; and a non-real-time processor configured to communicate with the imager and configured to perform non-real-time image processing on the image data, and in response to a failure occurring in the real-time processor, obtain the real-time processing authority and perform the real-time image processing on the image data.