Report: Apple Cancelled Next-Gen iPhone 14 Pro GPU Due to Rare Engineering Error

The Information claimed that Apple was developing a cutting-edge GPU for the iPhone 14 Pro. The technical team planned for the new GPU to ...

The Information claimed that Apple was developing a cutting-edge GPU for the iPhone 14 Pro. The technical team planned for the new GPU to support cutting-edge functions like hardware-accelerated ray tracing and more.

However, the plans had to be abandoned because of an engineering design error that was identified too late in the development process. The prototypes apparently had a considerably larger power demand than anticipated due to engineers being "over ambitious with adding new functions," which had an adverse effect on battery life and heat problems. The GPU had to be postponed at the last minute since it could not be used for the new-generation iPhones.

The transport Although Apple says that the GPU of the iPhone 14 Pro has 50% more memory bandwidth than its predecessor, the architecture of the iPhone 14 Pro GPU cores is similar to the cores present in the A15 processor from the iPhone 13 Pro.

It has been said that the GPU error was "unprecedented in the group's history." It has led to Apple restructuring its graphics processor team and removing certain managers from the project, including the departure of important individuals who were reputedly crucial to Apple's climb to the top of the chip design industry.

The article claims that Apple's silicon section is also having retention problems, with workers citing extraordinarily long hours and demanding tasks. The article also covers the continuing legal dispute between Apple and the firms Nuvia and Rivos, which the tech giant accuses of stealing trade secrets regarding its processor designs and of poaching numerous engineers from it.

Source: The Information