iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max Benchmarks Showcase Enhanced GPU Performance Thanks to the New A17 Pro Chip

Benchmarks for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have unveiled notable GPU performance upgrades on Apple’s flagship phones, recently launched this month. This year, both Pro models are powered by the A17 Pro chip, while the standard models carry the A16 Bionic chip, seen in last year’s iPhone 14 Pro. Apple claims that the A17 Pro chip, fabricated with a 3nm process, boasts 6 GPU cores that outpace its predecessor by up to 20% while delivering improved energy efficiency.

GFXBench benchmarks for three devices from the iPhone 15 series – the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 15 Plus – have been published by MySmartPrice. In some tests, it appears that the A17 Pro chip slightly surpasses Apple’s proclaimed GPU performance improvements made during the ‘Wonderlust’ launch event on September 12.

In comparison to the iPhone 15 Plus, featuring the A16 Bionic chip, the iPhone 15 Pro exhibited superior performance in the Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen test. According to the report, the iPhone 15 Pro models rendered approximately 8 additional frames per second compared to the iPhone 15 Plus during the benchmark test. In the Normal Tier Offscreen test, the Pro model allegedly outperformed the previous year’s iPhone 14 Pro by 10 frames per second.

Meanwhile, during the Manhattan 3.1 Offscreen test, the A17 Pro chip showcased an impressive 48fps improvement over the iPhone 15 Plus with the A16 Bionic chip. This signifies a nearly 31.5% boost over the preceding generation’s chipset, implying that the GPU performance of the new iPhone 15 Pro models could potentially surpass Apple’s claims made during its presentation.

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However, it's important to remember that benchmarks are synthetic tests that only provide part of the story regarding a smartphone or computer's performance. Several other factors, including ambient temperature and software optimization, can influence real-world performance.

According to a previous report, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max come equipped with 8GB of RAM, marking the first instance of Apple increasing RAM capacity in its smartphones since the launch of the iPhone 13 Pro in 2021. Apple typically doesn't disclose RAM or battery capacity details for its devices, but these often come to light through benchmarks and teardowns a few weeks after the products are introduced.