Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G3 vs Apple A14 Bionic

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

Compared fields 39
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Apple A14 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A14 Bionic
Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm
CPU cores 9 6
Clock speed 2910 MHz 3100 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.5-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors Not available 11.8 billion
TDP Not available 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A14 Bionic
L2 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz Not available
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit Not available
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 42.7 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A14 Bionic
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Apple GPU
GPU clock 890 MHz Not available
Execution units Not available 4
Shaders 128 Not available
FLOPS 1594.8 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.3 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A14 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2732 x 2048
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP Not available
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A14 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A14 Bionic
Release October 2023 September 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available APL1W01
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 NVMe
Devices in database 3 6
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Google Tensor G3

5G
Google Pixel 8a
Google

Google Pixel 8a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4492 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 8 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 pix…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8
Google

Google Pixel 8

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4575 mAh

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