iPhone 15 Pro Max's New A17 Chip Brings Major Speed and Graphics Upgrades

Apple A17 Pro chip in iPhone 15 Pro Max built on 3nm process, offering speed and power efficiency gains vs A16 chip's 4nm process.
A17 benchmark scores show ~15% faster single-core CPU performance vs A16.
Biggest gains are in graphics performance, with A17 touting Apple's "best GPU so far".
Geekbench scores show large performance gaps in ray-tracing and HDR between A17 and A16.
Final performance verdict pending full benchmark testing, including battery life while running heavy 3D games.

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Posted 9/14/2023, 11:08:59 AM