Apple has unveiled its latest iPhones, including the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. What's got everyone buzzing is the powerful A17 Pro chip that comes with them. This chip marks the first time Apple is calling it "Pro," and they're really excited about it as it is the industry's first chip made on a 3-nanometer fabrication process. During the iPhone 15 announcement, Apple focused a lot on the gaming abilities of the new A17 Pro chip.
In an interview with IGN, three Apple executives spilled the beans on how they plan to make the iPhone 15 the "best game console" in the world.
The iPhone 15 Pro gets its superpowers from the brand-new A17 Pro chip, which is all about making games better. The new "pro-class" graphics processor (GPU) is designed with 6 cores, boosting both performance and energy efficiency. This means games run up to 20% faster, and for the first time, you get hardware-accelerated ray tracing, making graphics look stunningly realistic, according to Apple. Also read: Apple faces iPhone 15 Pro Max shortage; High demand sparks production woes
Jeremy Sandmel, Apple's Senior Director of GPU Software, Tim Millet, VP of Platform Architecture, and Kaiann Drance, VP of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing, sat down with IGN to chat about Apple's ambitions to make their latest iPhone a gaming powerhouse.
In a gaming industry dominated by PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo, Apple's aim is not to compete with them directly. Instead, it wants to create a platform that game developers love. Tim Millet said, "We're focused on the developers and the games they make. We're giving developers the tools they need to create awesome games."
Kaiann Drance explained that Apple has carefully designed the iPhone 15 Pro to handle high-demand games
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