Apple A17 Pro vs Google Tensor G4

Compared 2 processors: Apple A17 Pro, vs Google Tensor G4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A17 Pro and Google Tensor G4
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

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple A17 Pro
1536108
Google Tensor G4
1257329
CPU390106346368
GPU534149457862
Memory274926219407
UX336927233692
NanoReview Score15361081257329
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A17 Pro
10006
Google Tensor G4
n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A17 Pro
2953
Google Tensor G4
2005
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A17 Pro
7441
Google Tensor G4
4835
File Compression260.8 MB/s191.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser169.6 pages/s148.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering178.5 MP/sec158.3 MP/sec
Background Blur27.9 frames/s15.6 frames/s
Photo Processing79.1 frames/s46 frames/s
Image Detection173.5 frames/s123.4 frames/s
HDR232.4 MP/sec134.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing7.58 MP/sec4.8 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 3.78 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.11 GHz – Sawtooth
- 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 6 8
Frequency 3780 3100
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 256 KB n/a
L2 cache 16 MB n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 19 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 8 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple A17 GPU Mali-G715 MP7
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Valhall 4th gen
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 940 MHz
Execution Units 6 7
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 768 896
FLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS 1684.4 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 Yes
GPU Frequency 35 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type NVMe - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 1290x2796 pixels 3840x2400 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels n/a
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 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
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 Exynos 5400c
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced September, 2023 yr August, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename APL1V02 GS401 (S5P9875)

Results

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

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