Apple A15 Bionic vs Apple A17 Pro

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A15 Bionic with Apple A17 Pro. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard	2x 3.78 GHz – Apple Unknown 6x 1.8 GHz – Apple Unknown
Number of cores	6	6
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A
Lithography	5 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	15000 million	19000 million
TDP	6 Watt	8 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 6 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit
Bandwidth		51.2 Gbit/s

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 5	Apple gen. 7
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	1338 MHz	1398 MHz
Execution units	5	6
Shaders	640	768

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3 Gbps	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS