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TL;DR
- A brand new rumor provides particulars concerning the iPhone 15 Professional’s processor.
- The rumor suggests the A17 Bionic chip will likely be paired with 6GB of RAM.
- The SoC might, nevertheless, acquire a GPU core and see enhancements in clock pace.
The iPhone 15 Professional line are anticipated to get the model new A17 Bionic processor. Nevertheless, little is understood about Apple’s subsequent SoC. However a brand new rumor has given us some fascinating particulars, together with the quantity of RAM it might include.
On X (previously Twitter), a tipster who goes by URedditor shared some rumors about Apple’s A17 Bionic chip. In accordance with the submit, it appears that evidently there will likely be no improve in RAM as Apple might persist with its paltry 6GB. This could contradict earlier rumors that hinted at 8GB of RAM. The tipster additional provides in a later submit that they’ve “solely seen 6GB; 8GB appears unlikely (however perhaps not inconceivable).”
The place the chip might enhance, nevertheless, seems to be within the fabrication course of, the variety of GPU cores, and clock pace. The rumor claims that the A17 chip might have six CPU and GPU cores, use a TSMC 3nm course of, and run at a most of three.70GHz. Compared, the A16 Bionic processor has six CPU cores and 5 GPU cores, makes use of a TSMC 4nm course of, and runs at a most of three.46GHz.
This could make sense primarily based on every little thing we all know up to now concerning the A17 Bionic chip. These elements all affect the associated fee, efficiency, and effectivity of the chip. Apple insider Mark Gurman has stated that Apple’s subsequent chip is “noticeably snappier” and we’ve heard rumors that it might have 35% diminished energy consumption. Nevertheless, rumors have additionally claimed that Apple might change from TSMC’s 3nm N3B course of to its 3nm N3E course of in 2024 to avoid wasting on prices, which might negatively influence effectivity.
