Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor vs Apple A14 Bionic

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

CPU A

Google Tensor

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle TensorApple A14 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2732 x 2048
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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

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

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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