Mobile processor comparison

Apple A17 Pro vs Google Tensor G2

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

CPU A

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 42
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Google Tensor G2
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G2
Architecture 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth 2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.35 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3780 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A Not available
Process technology 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors 19 billion Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G2
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G2
GPU Apple A17 GPU Mali-G710 MP7
GPU architecture Not available Valhall
GPU clock 1398 MHz Not available
Execution units 6 7
Shaders 128 Not available
FLOPS 2147.2 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan Not available 1.1
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Apple Neural Engine Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G2
Maximum display resolution 2796 x 1290 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, 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 A17 ProGoogle Tensor G2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G2
Release September 2023 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V02 Not available
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1
Devices in database 2 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A17 Pro

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4422 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3274 mAh

Google Tensor G2

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 7 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
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
Google

Google Pixel 7

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4355 mAh