CPU A
Google Tensor G2
8 cores 2850 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G710 MP7
Mobile processor comparison
Google Tensor G2 vs Apple A12 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Compared fields
43
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G2
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
Apple A12 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
CPU
| Specification | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.35 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2850 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | Not available | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | Not available | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 1x 64 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | Not available | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali-G710 MP7 | Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| GPU architecture | Valhall | Not available |
| GPU clock | Not available | 1125 MHz |
| Execution units | 7 | 32 |
| Shaders | Not available | 256 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 560 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AACâLC, Apple Lossless, HEâAAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HEâAAC v2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2022 | September 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | Not available | APL1W81 |
| Storage support | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 2 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Google Tensor G2
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels (…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4355 mAh
Apple A12 Bionic
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