Mobile processor comparison

Apple A14 Bionic vs Google Tensor

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU B

Google Tensor

8 cores 2800 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP20
Compared fields 41
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Apple A14 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Google Tensor
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor
Architecture 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3100 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors 11.8 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor
L2 cache 8 MB 3 MB
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency Not available 3200 MHz
Memory bus Not available 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 42.7 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 6 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor
GPU Apple GPU Mali-G78 MP20
GPU architecture Not available Valhall
GPU clock Not available 848 MHz
Execution units 4 20
Shaders Not available 320
FLOPS Not available 2171 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.1
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor
Maximum display resolution 2732 x 2048 3840 x 2160
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor
Release September 2020 October 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1W01 S5E9845
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1
Devices in database 6 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A14 Bionic

eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
Apple

Apple iPad 2022 WiFi

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
Apple

Apple iPad 2022

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 mini

3.9
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12
Apple

Apple iPhone 12

3.1
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion

Google Tensor

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6a
Google

Google Pixel 6a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.10 inches)…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4410 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 6 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5003 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6
Google

Google Pixel 6

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4614 mAh