Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor vs Apple A17 Pro

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
CPU B

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 43
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor
  • More CPU cores
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle TensorApple A17 Pro
Architecture 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2800 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistors Not available 19 billion
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle TensorApple A17 Pro
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 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 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle TensorApple A17 Pro
GPU Mali-G78 MP20 Apple A17 GPU
GPU architecture Valhall Not available
GPU clock 848 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units 20 6
Shaders 320 128
FLOPS 2171 Gigaflops 2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Tensor Processing Unit Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle TensorApple 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 TensorApple A17 Pro
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps 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 TensorApple A17 Pro
Release October 2021 September 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9845 APL1V02
Storage support UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 3 2
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 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