iPhone 15 Pro’s A17 Chip Could Bring Significant GPU Boost
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 15 Pro is expected to be released in September 2023 – it will be powered by the A17 Bionic chip, which will be the successor to the A16 Bionic chip used in the iPhone 14 Pro models. Now, a new leak suggests that the A17 Bionic will have a 6-core CPU and 6-core GPU.
The A16 Bionic has a similar 6-core CPU but only 5 GPU cores. This means that the A17 Bionic could have significant improvements over the current generation.
As spotted by MacRumors, this information comes from X (formerly Twitter) leaker Unknownz21. He also claims that the A17 Bionic will be clocked at 3.70GHz and will be based on a new 3nm process – compared to the 4nm process used by the A16 Bionic. The chipset is also expected to be paired with 6GB of LPDDR5 RAM. However, the tipster notes that 8GB of RAM is also possible, but is “unlikely”.
Like last year, the vanilla iPhone 15 models are not expected to feature the latest chipset; Instead, they could be powered by the outgoing A16 Bionic chip that powers the current flagship iPhone 14 Pro.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has hinted that all new iPhone 15 series models are expected to be unveiled during a rumored Apple event on September 12. In addition to the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus and iPhone 15, Apple is also expected to announce the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models.
In related news, Apple is reportedly working with Foxconn to manufacture servers in Vietnam for its AI services, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. This is part of Apple’s efforts to diversify its production away from China.
