The debate over the Apple A17 Pro vs. the A16 Bionic has just heated up with recent developments. Apple recently introduced the new iPhone generation, the iPhone 15 series, at the Wanderlust event. The A16 Bionic chip from the previous year is found in the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, whereas the A17 Pro chip is found in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
This is confusing because many people might be concerned about the long-term performance of the iPhone 15 with the A16 processor. Should you think about the Pro model even without the A17 Pro? Is it worthwhile to replace an iPhone with an A16 Bionic processor? What distinguishes the A17 Pro from the A16 Bionic? Let’s examine the variations to find out.
Apple A17 Pro vs. A16 Bionic: A detailed comparison
- CPU Performance- Compared to the A16 Bionic, the Apple A17 Pro’s CPU features a 6-core configuration, which is an improvement. A 2 + 4 balance between both efficiency and performance cores once more forms the foundation of the CPU.
- GPU Performance- When it comes to the GPU, the A17 Pro once again wins. Compared to the A16 Bionic’s five GPU cores, it has one more, for a total of six GPU cores. According to Apple, the A17 Pro’s new GPU is as much as twenty per cent faster than the A16 Bionic’s. The A17 Pro additionally employs the Neural Engine to do MetalFX Upscaling, which enhances graphics while consuming less power.
- Memory Bandwidth- Additionally, Apple has boosted the A17 Pro’s memory bandwidth. In comparison to the A16 Bionic, the A17 Pro features a higher memory bandwidth.
- RAM- Unexpectedly, both the A17 Pro and the A16 Bionic use LPDDR5 RAM. However, it won’t be clear at first whether the RAM has grown from 6 GB to 8 GB.
- Hardware-Accelerated Ray Tracing- The A17 Pro is one of the first to feature hardware-accelerated ray tracing in addition to having an additional GPU core. This is four times greater than the software-driven ray tracing of the prior chip as explicitly stated by Apple.
- Transistor Count- The Apple A17 Pro contains 19 billion transistors because of the 3nm manufacturing technology used by TSMC. When compared to the sixteen billion transistors in the current technology, the A17 with 19 Billion transistors scores a 10% margin in terms of processing speed.
- Improved ISP (Image Signal Processor)- On the Apple A17 Pro, the Image Signal Processor has undergone several upgrades. The A16 Bionic significantly enhanced the ISP last year, as well the A17 Pro further enhanced it with its updated Photonic Engine. Additionally, Mesh shading is now supported by A17 Pro.
- Connectivity- Although we anticipated Apple to employ its 5G modem this time, it appears that with the A18 Bionic/Pro, that has been delayed. Apple is once more utilizing the Snapdragon X70 5G modem from Qualcomm.
- Neural Engine- The Neural Engine of the A17 Pro has also been enhanced by Apple. Now twice as quick as the A16 Bionic’s, the 16-core Neural Engine. Additionally, it has a relatively considerable increase in performance, reaching 35 trillion operations per second as compared to the A16 Bionic which had a speed of 17 trillion operations per second.
- Dedicated Engines- For the first time, the Apple A17 Pro also boasts three dedicated engines. Apple has included the AV1 decoder alongside the ProRes codec & the Pro display engine, which implies we will finally receive higher-quality images when streaming videos. The A16 Bionic has no such engine.
Our Concluding Remarks over Apple A17 Pro vs. the A16 Bionic
The distinctions between the Apple A17 Pro and the A16 Bionic end here. The Apple A17 Pro appears to be substantially superior to the A16 Bionic when you compare the figures and the artificial benchmarks. The performance in the real world has yet to be determined. What do you believe? Comment below with your thoughts and let us know.
