Apple A18 vs Google Tensor G5

95 out 100
Apple A18
VS
n/a out 100
Google Tensor G5

Compared 2 processors: Apple A18, vs Google Tensor G5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple A18 and Google Tensor G5
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 A18
1605038
Google Tensor G5
1445942
CPU431354321891
GPU598981490471
Memory208837321568
UX365876312012
NanoReview Score16050381445942
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple A18
3466
Google Tensor G5
2267
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple A18
8592
Google Tensor G5
5712
File Compression286.8 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser184.2 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering201.2 MP/secn/a
Background Blur36.2 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing90 frames/sn/a
Image Detection297.2 frames/sn/a
HDR279.1 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing8.68 MP/secn/a

Processor

Architecture - 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
- 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A520
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 6 8
Frequency 4050 3400
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 8 MB n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 9 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple A18 GPU n/a
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU n/a
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 5 n/a
Shader Units 128 n/a
Total shader 640 n/a
FLOPS 1907 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3750 MHz n/a
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 60 Gbit/s n/a
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 n/a 3840x2400 pixels
Camera 1x48 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 120FPS 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 X75 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced September, 2024 yr August, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename APL1V08 n/a

Results

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

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