Mobile processor comparison

Apple A17 Pro vs Apple A14 Bionic

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU A

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 38
Different values 30
Quick factual highlights
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Apple A14 Bionic No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

SpecificationApple A17 ProApple A14 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 2796 x 1290 2732 x 2048
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, 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 A17 ProApple A14 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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