CPU A
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A12 Bionic vs Apple A17 Pro
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A17 Pro
6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields
41
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
Apple A12 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Apple A17 Pro
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest | 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 6 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2490 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Transistors | 6.9 billion | 19 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 1x 64 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A12 Bionic GPU | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU clock | 1125 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 32 | 6 |
| Shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 560 Gigaflops | 2147.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 2x 12MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AACâLC, Apple Lossless, HEâAAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HEâAAC v2, MP3 | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2018 | September 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W81 | APL1V02 |
| Storage support | NVMe | NVMe |
| Devices in database | Not available | 2 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A12 Bionic
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
Apple A17 Pro
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4422 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Display
- OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3274 mAh
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