Apple A17 Pro vs Google Tensor

93 out 100
Apple A17 Pro
VS
53 out 100
Google Tensor

Compared 2 processors: Apple A17 Pro, vs Google Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A17 Pro and Google Tensor
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple A17 Pro
1536108
Google Tensor
901650
CPU390106244272
GPU534149272857
Memory274926186513
UX336927198008
NanoReview Score1536108901650
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A17 Pro
10006
Google Tensor
6194
Stabilityn/a56 %
Graphics Test59 fps37 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A17 Pro
2953
Google Tensor
1317
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A17 Pro
7441
Google Tensor
3208
File Compression260.8 MB/s134.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser169.6 pages/s86.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering178.5 MP/sec103.4 MP/sec
Background Blur27.9 frames/s10.1 frames/s
Photo Processing79.1 frames/s32.8 frames/s
Image Detection173.5 frames/s70.5 frames/s
HDR232.4 MP/sec92.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing7.58 MP/sec3.79 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 3.78 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.11 GHz – Sawtooth
- 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
- 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 6 8
Frequency 3780 2800
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 256 KB n/a
L2 cache 16 MB 3 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Transistor count 19 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 8 W 5.6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple A17 GPU Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Valhall 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 850 MHz
Execution Units 6 20
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 768 640
FLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS 1085.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenCL n/a 2.0

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Apple Neural Engine Tensor Processing Unit
GPU Frequency 35 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 1290x2796 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 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
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 Exynos 5300b
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 7350 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 3670 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced September, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename APL1V02 GS101 (S5P9845)

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A17 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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