Apple A17 Pro vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A17 Pro comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A17 Pro and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A17 Pro runs the Apple A17 Pro GPU while the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A17 Pro
9 advantages
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37% higher AnTuTu score
16.43 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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38% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,517 vs 5,457
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26% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,987 vs 2,372
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550 MHz higher CPU clock
3780 MHz vs 3230 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv8.6-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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2 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 5 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
2147 GFLOPS vs 1712 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5 vs LPDDR4X
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1,067 MHz higher RAM speed
3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Apple A15 Bionic
1 advantage
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 24 MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A17 Pro and the Apple A15 Bionic compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2023 | September 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Model Number | APL1V02 | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.78 GHz - Performance cores 4x 2.11 GHz - Efficiency cores |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| Max Frequency | 3780 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 20 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 32 MB |
| TDP | 8W | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Apple A17 Pro GPU | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 2147 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | Apple Neural Engine | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 12 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2868 x 1320 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
Benchmark results
| Total | 16,43,269 | 12,00,314 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 6,00,198 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 4,71,123 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 2,30,169 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 3,41,779 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 2,987 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,517 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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