It is generally believed that the A16 bionic chip on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max is manufactured using TSMC’s 4-nanometer process. 5nm chips, not 4nm chips.
The whistleblower URedditor said that the A16 Bionic chip is labeled as a 5nm chip inside Apple. This may explain why the M2 Pro and M2 Max, found in the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, are mentioned in Apple’s press release as being mass-produced on a 5nm process, rather than 4nm. craft.
The A17 Bionic chip will definitely use TSMC’s most advanced 3nm process. Due to the transition from 5nm to 3nm, the performance leap between the A16 Bionic chip and the A17 Bionic chip will be huge. It is noticed that in previous benchmark tests, the A17 Bionic chip improved by up to 31% in single-core and multi-core results compared to the previous generation.
The latest leaks make the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max look more attractive, as both phones will be equipped with the A17 Bionic chip, while the lower-priced iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus may use the A16 Bionic chip. chip.
In a discussion initiated by URedditor, it was stated that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is also manufactured on the same “5nm” process, but in some cases, the chip shows better power efficiency than the A16 Bionic chip. It has also been claimed that TSMC’s 3nm process may just be a shrink of the 5nm node and that N3E technology is the true 3nm process.
