Mobile processor comparison

Apple A14 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 38
Different values 30
Quick factual highlights
Apple A14 Bionic No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A14 BionicApple A17 Pro
Architecture 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 6 6
Clock speed 3100 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistors 11.8 billion 19 billion
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A14 BionicApple A17 Pro
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 16 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency Not available 3200 MHz
Memory bus Not available 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 42.7 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 6 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A14 BionicApple A17 Pro
GPU Apple GPU Apple A17 GPU
GPU clock Not available 1398 MHz
Execution units 4 6
Shaders Not available 128
FLOPS Not available 2147.2 Gigaflops
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationApple A14 BionicApple A17 Pro
Maximum display resolution 2732 x 2048 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution Not available 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A14 BionicApple A17 Pro
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A14 BionicApple A17 Pro
Release September 2020 September 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1W01 APL1V02
Storage support NVMe NVMe
Devices in database 6 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A14 Bionic

eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
Apple

Apple iPad 2022 WiFi

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
Apple

Apple iPad 2022

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 mini

3.9
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12
Apple

Apple iPhone 12

3.1
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion

Apple A17 Pro

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
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
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
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