Apple releases the A17 Pro chip, using a 3nm process, supporting hardware-level ray tracing

Apple releases the A17 Pro chip with a 3nm process and hardware-level ray tracing support

【PhoneAuto News】On September 12th, Beijing time, Apple officially held its autumn product launch event. At this event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 series smartphones. In the iPhone 15 Pro models, Apple also equipped them with the latest A17 Pro chip, which is currently the most powerful chip in the iPhone series.

A17 Pro Chip

According to Apple’s introduction, the new A17 Pro chip is the world’s first chip to adopt 3nm process technology. It has 19 billion transistors, a 6-core CPU (2+4), and a 10% performance improvement compared to the previous generation. It also provides a dedicated AV1 decoder and USB controller, with a USB-C interface speed of up to 10Gbps.

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In terms of GPU, the A17 Pro chip has also achieved a breakthrough. It is equipped with a 6-core GPU, with a 20% performance improvement compared to the previous generation. Like Qualcomm and MediaTek, Apple also provides hardware-level ray tracing technology on the new chip, with the fastest ray tracing processing speed on current mobile devices. It is 4 times better in ray tracing performance than the A16, bringing better game graphics display and immersive experience. At the event, Apple invited game manufacturers including miHoYo and showcased demo animations of the A17 Pro chip-powered phones running “Genshin Impact” and “Honkai Impact 3rd: Star Rail”. In addition, Apple also mentioned that due to the powerful gaming performance of the A17 Pro, they will bring console games like “Resident Evil Village” to mobile devices in the future. #2023AppleAutumnProductLaunchEvent##AppleProductLaunchEvent#

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