That's it? Exposed that the performance improvement of Apple A17 Bionic may be lower than expected, with an increase of no more than 20%
As is well known, Apple's A-series chips have always been a "big killer" on iPhone models, and their performance is far superior to that of Android. Therefore, many Apple fans are very concerned about Apple's various news in this regard. Currently, the A-series has reached its 17th generation, but due to the issue of TSMC's N3B process node, the overall improvement of Apple A17 may be lower than expected!
On March 21st, foreign technology media NotebookCheck reported that according to the latest tweet shared by reliable source RGCloudS, the performance increase of Apple A17 Bionic will not exceed 20%.
Twitter revealed that TSMC's N3B process node could not be pushed forward on schedule, resulting in lower than expected performance of Apple A17 Bionic. The mobile cat also learned from the report that TSMC has reduced its production and performance targets due to FinFET issues. One of the main reasons for this is that FinFET is not suitable for transistors below 4 nanometers, which may force TSMC to make the aforementioned changes.
According to previous revelations, Apple's upcoming iPhone 15 Pro model is expected to use an A17 biomimetic processor, which is Apple's first iPhone chip based on TSMC's first generation 3nm technology. TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin stated that a 60% increase in 3nm density compared to 5nm can ensure a reduction of approximately 35% in power consumption while achieving the same performance.
Despite the high manufacturing costs, there are reports that Apple has already secured all initial orders for TSMC's first generation 3 nanometer technology. This also means that other smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung are willing to wait for prices to drop before adopting this technology. In the face of global economic turmoil, it is expected that the Android market will face a severe situation in 2023.
The above is the specific content about exposing the performance improvement or lower than expected of the Apple A17 Bionic. The chip has always been a major feature of Apple models. If the A17 does not have much improvement this time, it is likely to be matched or even surpassed by Android's third-generation Snapdragon 8, after all, Android is also getting stronger.
