Apple A18 Pro vs Google Tensor G2

Compared 2 processors: Apple A18 Pro, vs Google Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A18 Pro and Google Tensor G2
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 A18 Pro
1813449
Google Tensor G2
936100
CPU465726256594
GPU721738315697
Memory250875168964
UX375110194845
NanoReview Score1813449936100
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple A18 Pro
n/a
Google Tensor G2
6138
Graphics Testn/a36 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A18 Pro
3582
Google Tensor G2
1439
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A18 Pro
9089
Google Tensor G2
3802
File Compression300.1 MB/s166.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser193.3 pages/s107.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering215.2 MP/sec117.5 MP/sec
Background Blur39.2 frames/s14.4 frames/s
Photo Processing90.3 frames/s37.4 frames/s
Image Detection322.7 frames/s87.4 frames/s
HDR294.3 MP/sec122.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.08 MP/sec4.52 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 6 8
Frequency 4050 2850
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 16 MB n/a
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 10 W 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple A18 Pro GPU Mali-G710 MP7
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 848 MHz
Execution Units 6 7
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 768 448
FLOPS 2289 GFLOPS 759.8 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 Neural Engine Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
GPU Frequency 35 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 51.2 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
Max. resolution n/a 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 120FPS 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 X75 Exynos 5300g
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s Up to 7350 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s Up to 3670 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced September, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename APL1V07 GS201 (S5P9855)

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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