Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G2 vs Apple A17 Pro

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

CPU B

Apple A17 Pro

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Apple A17 Pro
Architecture 2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.35 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2850 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set Not available ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistors Not available 19 billion

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Apple A17 Pro
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 16 MB
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Apple A17 Pro
GPU Mali-G710 MP7 Apple A17 GPU
GPU architecture Valhall Not available
GPU clock Not available 1398 MHz
Execution units 7 6
Shaders Not available 128
FLOPS Not available 2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Apple A17 Pro
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 48MP
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, AV1, VP8, VP9, 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 G2Apple A17 Pro
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Apple A17 Pro
Release October 2022 September 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available APL1V02
Storage support UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 2 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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