Apple Had To Remove Next Gen GPU From iPhone14 Pro Due To Engineering Error
December 24, 2022 By Jozeph P
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In 2021, Apple's chip development team experienced a significant setback in the development of the graphics processor (GPU) of the A16 Bionic chip, which powers the iPhone 14 Pro and flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max.
According to the Information, Apple engineers were "too ambitious" in adding new features to the graphics processor designed for the iPhone 14 Pro. Ray tracing, for example, is a lighting technique used in games to achieve a higher level of realism. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro prototypes with the new GPU consumed significantly more power than anticipated, affecting battery life and thermal management.
According to the sources, Apple discovered the flaw in the iPhone 14 Pro's GPU late in the device's development cycle, forcing it to quickly pivot to revert to the GPU from the previous year's iPhone 13 lineup.
If this is true, it would be an unprecedented occurrence in Apple's chip design history, and it would explain the iPhone 14 Pro's minor improvement in graphics performance. According to the report, Apple restructured the graphics processor team and removed some managers from the project as a result of the blunder. Key figures who helped Apple become a chip design leader have left the company.
The error caused Apple to restructure its graphics processor team and remove some managers from the project, including key figures who aided Apple's emergence as a chip design leader. According to the report, the blunder could be related to how Apple's chip design team has lost personnel to other companies since 2019.
By Jozeph P
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