Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic vs Apple A17 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 Bionic and Apple A17 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
September 2021
September 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
APL1W07
APL1V02
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz –
Cores
6
6
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
3780 MHz
Transistor count
15
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Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
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GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Apple A17 GPU
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
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FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
2.1472 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
-
Shading units
128
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.0
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
-
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
12 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
-
Storage type
NVMe
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
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Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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Video capture
4K at 60FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
-
TDP
6 W
8 W
Advantages
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3230 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2023 (September 2021 vs September 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
2333
Apple A17 Pro
+28%
2977
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
5741
Apple A17 Pro
+30%
7476
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic
1302680
Apple A17 Pro
+22%
1593935
FP32 (float)
Apple A15 Bionic
1661
Apple A17 Pro
+30%
2167
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
7
Ranks 7 among all SOC on our website
Apple A17 Pro
