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Eight 'A17 Pro' stories September 2023 - October 2023
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Resident Evil Village on the iPhone might signal a whole new future for Apple gaming

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Oct 30 2023 - 6:35 am PT
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Resident Evil Village on the iPhone 15 Pro Max

The launch of Resident Evil Village on the iPhone would be a pretty big deal on its own – proving that Apple’s claims about the gaming capabilities of the A17 Pro chip have real substance to them – but one piece argues that it could signal a whole new future for gaming on Apple devices.

A future where we not only see a slew of AAA games on Macs, but where the Apple ecosystem as a whole becomes a solid gaming platform …

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Apple processors compared across all current devices – showing power of A17 Pro

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Oct 17 2023 - 6:15 am PT
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A17 Pro GPU benchmark

All current Apple processors are compared in an updated chart, mixing in iPhone, iPad, and Mac chips to show their relative power in benchmark tests – including, of course, the new A17 Pro.

One standout result is that the iPhone 15 Pro is almost on a par with the entry-level MacBook Air when it comes to processing power …

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Does iOS 17.0.3 slow down the iPhone 15 Pro to prevent overheating? Here’s what preliminary tests show

Avatar for Filipe Espósito Oct 4 2023 - 1:35 pm PT
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Does iOS 17.0.3 slow down the iPhone 15 Pro to prevent overheating? Here's what preliminary tests show

Following many complaints about overheating issues affecting iPhone 15 Pro models, Apple released the iOS 17.0.3 update on Wednesday to address these issues. According to the company, the overheating was caused by software, not by hardware or design flaws. Apple also said that it wouldn’t reduce the A17 Pro chip’s performance with the update – but is that true? We tried to find out with some preliminary tests.

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Resident Evil Village coming to iPhone 15 Pro and M1+ iPads next month

Avatar for Zac Hall Sep 25 2023 - 8:39 am PT
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During the iPhone 15 Pro event, Apple used Resident Evil gameplay to show off the GPU power of the A17 Pro chip. Now Capcom has released pricing and availability details for the two Resident Evil titles that will run on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Both games will be free to demo and require an in-app purchase to fully unlock.

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Geekbench results show how much faster the iPhone 15 Pro’s A17 chip is

Avatar for Filipe Espósito Sep 13 2023 - 11:46 pm PT
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Geekbench results show how much faster the iPhone 15 Pro's A17 chip is

The new iPhones are finally here, and when it comes to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, they both come with the new A17 Pro chip, the first to be built using the 3 nanometer process. Apple had already confirmed that the A17 Pro is up to 20% faster than the A16 Bionic, and now the first Geekbench results give us a better idea of just how much faster the new chip is.

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