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| fastest = 3.78
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| fast-unit = GHz<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Apple A17 Pro chipset appears on Geekbench, performance cores clocked at 3.78GHz |url=https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_a17_pro_chipset_appears_on_geekbench_performance_cores_clocked_at_378ghz-news-59897.php |website=GSMArena |language=en-US |access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref>
| fast-unit = GHz<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Apple A17 Pro chipset appears on Geekbench, performance cores clocked at 3.78GHz |url=https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_a17_pro_chipset_appears_on_geekbench_performance_cores_clocked_at_378ghz-news-59897.php |website=GSMArena |language=en-US |access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref>
| size-from = [[3 nm process| 3 nm]] (N3)
| size-from = [[3 nm process|3 nm]] (TSMC N3)
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| transistors = 19 billion
| transistors = 19 billion
| numcores = 6 cores (4 efficiency + 2 performance)<ref name="techcrunch">{{cite news |last1=Lardinois |first1=Frederic |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Apple launches the A17 Pro chip with a completely redesigned GPU | url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/12/apple-launches-the-a17-pro-chip-with-a-completely-redesigned-gpu/ |work=TechCrunch |language=en-US |access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref>
| numcores = 6 cores (4 efficiency + 2 performance)<ref name="techcrunch">{{cite news |last1=Lardinois |first1=Frederic |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Apple launches the A17 Pro chip with a completely redesigned GPU | url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/12/apple-launches-the-a17-pro-chip-with-a-completely-redesigned-gpu/ |work=TechCrunch |language=en-US |access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref>
| l1cache =320{{nbsp}}KB per P-core (192{{nbsp}}KB instruction + 128{{nbsp}} data)<br/>224{{nbsp}}K per E-core (128{{nbsp}}KB instruction + 96{{nbsp}} data)
| l1cache =
| l2cache = 16{{nbsp}}MB (performance cores) <br/> 4{{nbsp}}MB (efficiency cores)
| l2cache = 16{{nbsp}}MB (performance cores) <br/> 4{{nbsp}}MB (efficiency cores)
| l3cache =
| l3cache =
| l4cache = 24{{nbsp}}MB (system level cache)
| l4cache =
| llcache = 24{{nbsp}}MB (system level cache)
| application = Mobile
| application = Mobile ([[iPhone 15 Pro]])
| amountmemory = 8{{nbsp}}GB
| amountmemory = 8{{nbsp}}GB [[LPDDR5]]
| gpu = Apple-designed 6-core GPU<ref name="techcrunch" />
| gpu = Apple-designed 6-core GPU<ref name="techcrunch" />
| predecessor = [[Apple A16]]
| predecessor = [[Apple A16]]
| successor =
| successor = <!-- Apple A18 -->
| variant = [[Apple M3]]
| variant = [[Apple M3]]
}}
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== Design ==
== Design ==
The Apple A17 Pro features an Apple-designed 64-bit six-core [[Central processing unit|CPU]] with two high-performance cores running at 3.78&nbsp;GHz, and four energy-efficient cores running at 2.11&nbsp;GHz.<ref name=":1"/> Apple claims the new high-performance cores are 10% faster due to its improved branch prediction, and wider decode & execution engines, and the new energy-efficient cores are faster and 3x more efficient than the competition.<ref name=":0" /> The amount of RAM has increased from 6&nbsp;GB to 8&nbsp;GB.<ref name="9to5mac.1">{{cite web |last=Michael |first=Potuck |date=2023-09-15 |title=A17 Pro vs A16 Bionic: How speed, efficiency, capability compares |url=https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/15/a17-pro-vs-a16-bionic-comparison/ |work=9to5Mac |language=en-US |access-date=2024-02-04|quote=}}</ref>
The Apple A17 Pro features an Apple-designed 64-bit [[ARMv8.6-A]] six-core [[Central processing unit|CPU]] with two high-performance cores running at 3.78&nbsp;GHz, and four energy-efficient cores running at 2.11&nbsp;GHz.<ref name=":1"/> Apple claims the new high-performance cores are 10% faster due to its improved branch prediction, and wider decode & execution engines, and the new energy-efficient cores are faster and 3x more efficient than the competition.<ref name=":0" /> The amount of RAM has increased from 6&nbsp;GB to 8&nbsp;GB.<ref name="9to5mac.1">{{cite web |last=Michael |first=Potuck |date=2023-09-15 |title=A17 Pro vs A16 Bionic: How speed, efficiency, capability compares |url=https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/15/a17-pro-vs-a16-bionic-comparison/ |work=9to5Mac |language=en-US |access-date=2024-02-04|quote=}}</ref>


The A17 Pro integrates a new Apple-designed six-core [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]], which Apple claims is 20% faster and their biggest redesign in the history of Apple GPUs, with added hardware accelerated [[Ray tracing (graphics)|ray tracing]] and mesh shading support. The 16-core Neural Engine is now capable of 35 trillion operations per second. The A17 Pro also added support for [[AV1]] decoding and [[USB 3.2 Gen 2]] (est. up to 10&nbsp;Gb/s).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/HT213839 |title=Charge and connect with the USB-C connector on your iPhone 15 - Apple Support |date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> The A17 Pro contains 19 billion [[Transistor|transistors]], a 19% increase from the [[Apple A16|A16]]'s [[transistor count]] of 16 billion, and is fabricated by [[TSMC]] on their [[3 nm process|3&nbsp;nm]] N3 process.<ref name=":0" />
The A17 Pro integrates a new Apple-designed six-core [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]], which Apple claims is 20% faster and their biggest redesign in the history of Apple GPUs, with added hardware accelerated [[Ray tracing (graphics)|ray tracing]] and mesh shading support. The 16-core Neural Engine is now capable of 35 trillion operations per second. The A17 Pro also added support for [[AV1]] decoding and [[USB 3.2 Gen 2]] (est. up to 10&nbsp;Gb/s).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://support.apple.com/HT213839 |title=Charge and connect with the USB-C connector on your iPhone 15 - Apple Support |date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> The A17 Pro contains 19 billion [[Transistor|transistors]], a 19% increase from the [[Apple A16|A16]]'s [[transistor count]] of 16 billion, and is fabricated by [[TSMC]] on their [[3 nm process|3&nbsp;nm]] N3 process.<ref name=":0" />
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! rowspan="2" | Variant
! rowspan="2" | Variant
! rowspan="2" | CPU<br />[[multi-core processor|cores]] (P+E)*
! rowspan="2" | CPU<br />[[multi-core processor|cores]] (P+E)
! colspan="3" | GPU
! colspan="3" | GPU
! colspan="2" | Neural Engine
! colspan="2" | Neural Engine
! rowspan="2" | Memory
! rowspan="2" | Memory
! rowspan="2" | Process
! rowspan="2" | Process
! rowspan="2" | Transistor <br/> count
! rowspan="2" | Transistor<br/>count
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|-
! Cores
! Cores
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! Performance
! Performance
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" rowspan="3" | [[Apple A15|A15 Bionic]]
! rowspan="3" | [[Apple A15|A15<br />Bionic]]
| 5 (2+3)
| 5 (2+3)
| 5
| 5
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| 640
| 640
| rowspan="5" | 16
| rowspan="5" | 16
| rowspan="3" | 15.8 TOPS
| rowspan="3" | 15.8{{nbsp}}TOPS
| rowspan="2" | 4{{nbsp}}GB
| rowspan="2" | 4{{nbsp}}GB
| rowspan="3" | [[TSMC]] <br/> [[5 nm process|N5P]]
| rowspan="3" | [[TSMC]] <br/> [[5 nm process|N5P]]
| rowspan="3" | 15 billion
| rowspan="3" | 15 billion
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 6 (2+4)
| rowspan="4" | 6 (2+4)
| 4
| 4
| 64
| 64
| 512
| 512
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 5
| 5
| 80
| rowspan="2" | 80
| 640
| rowspan="2" | 640
| 4–6{{nbsp}}GB
| 4–6{{nbsp}}GB
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Apple A16|A16 Bionic]]
! [[Apple A16|A16<br />Bionic]]
⚫
| 17{{nbsp}}TOPS
| 6 (2+4)
| 5
| 80
| 640
⚫
| 17 TOPS
| 6{{nbsp}}GB
| 6{{nbsp}}GB
| [[TSMC]] <br/> [[5 nm process|N4P]]
| [[TSMC]] <br/> [[5 nm process|N4P]]
| 16 billion
| 16 billion
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | A17 Pro
! A17<br />Pro
| 6 (2+4)
| 6
| 6
| 96
| 96
| 768
| 768
| 35 TOPS
| 35{{nbsp}}TOPS
| 8{{nbsp}}GB
| 8{{nbsp}}GB
| [[TSMC]] <br/> [[3 nm process|N3]]
| [[TSMC]] <br/> [[3 nm process|N3]]
| 19 billion
| 19 billion
|-
|}
|}


Revision as of 13:05, 20 June 2024

Apple A17 Pro
General information
LaunchedSeptember 12, 2023 (2023-09-12)
Designed byApple Inc.
Common manufacturer
Product codeAPL1V02
Max. CPU clock rateto 3.78 GHz[2]
Cache
L1 cache320 KB per P-core (192 KB instruction + 128  data)
224 K per E-core (128 KB instruction + 96  data)
L2 cache16 MB (performance cores)
4 MB (efficiency cores)
Last level cache24 MB (system level cache)
Architecture and classification
ApplicationMobile (iPhone 15 Pro)
Technology node3 nm (TSMC N3)
Instruction setARMv8.6-A[3]
Physical specifications
Transistors
  • 19 billion
Cores
  • 6 cores (4 efficiency + 2 performance)[4]
Memory (RAM)
GPUApple-designed 6-core GPU[4]
Products, models, variants
Variant
History
PredecessorApple A16

The Apple A17 Pro is a 64-bit ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series, and manufactured by TSMC.[5] It is used in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models only[2][6] and is the first widely available SoC to be built on a 3 nm process.[7][8]

Design

The Apple A17 Pro features an Apple-designed 64-bit ARMv8.6-A six-core CPU with two high-performance cores running at 3.78 GHz, and four energy-efficient cores running at 2.11 GHz.[2] Apple claims the new high-performance cores are 10% faster due to its improved branch prediction, and wider decode & execution engines, and the new energy-efficient cores are faster and 3x more efficient than the competition.[6] The amount of RAM has increased from 6 GB to 8 GB.[9]

The A17 Pro integrates a new Apple-designed six-core GPU, which Apple claims is 20% faster and their biggest redesign in the history of Apple GPUs, with added hardware accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading support. The 16-core Neural Engine is now capable of 35 trillion operations per second. The A17 Pro also added support for AV1 decoding and USB 3.2 Gen 2 (est. up to 10 Gb/s).[10] The A17 Pro contains 19 billion transistors, a 19% increase from the A16's transistor count of 16 billion, and is fabricated by TSMC on their 3 nm N3 process.[6]

Products that include the Apple A17 Pro

Comparison of A15, A16 and A17

Variant CPU
cores (P+E) 		GPU Neural Engine Memory Process Transistor
count
Cores EUs ALUs Cores Performance
A15
Bionic 		5 (2+3) 5 80 640 16 15.8 TOPS 4 GB TSMC
N5P 		15 billion
6 (2+4) 4 64 512
5 80 640 4–6 GB
A16
Bionic 		17 TOPS 6 GB TSMC
N4P 		16 billion
A17
Pro 		6 96 768 35 TOPS 8 GB TSMC
N3 		19 billion

In the 2022 film M3GAN, the titular artificially intelligent humanoid robot character features an A17 Bionic Chip.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Friedman, Alan (September 12, 2023). "Apple introduces the first 3nm smartphone chipset, the A17 PRO, for the iPhone 15 Pro models". PhoneArena. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Apple A17 Pro chipset appears on Geekbench, performance cores clocked at 3.78GHz". GSMArena. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "llvm-project/llvm/include/llvm/TargetParser/AArch64TargetParser.h at main · llvm/llvm-project". GitHub. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Lardinois, Frederic (September 12, 2023). "Apple launches the A17 Pro chip with a completely redesigned GPU". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max". Apple (Press release). Cupertino, CA. September 12, 2023. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Bonshor, Gavin; Smith, Ryan. "The Apple 2023 Fall iPhone Event Live Blog (Starts at 10am PT/17:00 UTC)". AnandTech. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  7. ^ Hill, Brandon; Freedman, Andrew E. (September 12, 2023). "Apple's A17 Pro Is a 3nm Chip Powering iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Apple A17 Pro performance review: How fast is Apple's new 3nm chip?". Hardware Zone. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  9. ^ Michael, Potuck (September 15, 2023). "A17 Pro vs A16 Bionic: How speed, efficiency, capability compares". 9to5Mac. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Charge and connect with the USB-C connector on your iPhone 15 - Apple Support". September 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "M3gan (2022)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Preceded by Apple A17 Pro
2023 		Succeeded by
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