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Mobile processor comparison

Apple A17 Pro vs Google Tensor G3

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CPU A

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 39
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G3
Architecture 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 6 9
Clock speed 3780 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 19 billion Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G3
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G3
GPU Apple A17 GPU Mali-G715 MP7
GPU clock 1398 MHz 890 MHz
Execution units 6 Not available
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 2147.2 Gigaflops 1594.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.3
OpenCL Not available 2.0
Neural processor / NPU Apple Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G3
Maximum display resolution 2796 x 1290 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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 G3
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 7300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A17 ProGoogle Tensor G3
Release September 2023 October 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V02 Not available
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 2 3
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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