Apple M4 (iPad) vs Google Tensor G2

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (iPad), vs Google Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 (iPad) 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 M4 (iPad)
2797277
Google Tensor G2
936100
CPU763066256594
GPU1167582315697
Memory430483168964
UX436146194845
NanoReview Score2797277936100
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple M4 (iPad)
n/a
Google Tensor G2
6138
Graphics Testn/a36 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (iPad)
3767
Google Tensor G2
1439
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (iPad)
14677
Google Tensor G2
3802
File Compression577.3 MB/s166.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser341.4 pages/s107.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering367.5 MP/sec117.5 MP/sec
Background Blur57.2 frames/s14.4 frames/s
Photo Processing149.6 frames/s37.4 frames/s
Image Detection422.4 frames/s87.4 frames/s
HDR506.2 MP/sec122.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing17.7 MP/sec4.52 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 4.4 GHz –
- 5x 2.85 GHz –
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 9 8
Frequency 4400 2850
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache 192 KB n/a
L2 cache 16 MB n/a
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Transistor count 28 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 14 W 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple M4 GPU Mali-G710 MP7
Architecture Apple GPU Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1598 MHz 848 MHz
Execution Units 10 7
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 1280 448
FLOPS 4090 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 Apple Neural Engine Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
GPU Frequency 38 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 120 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 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 2064x2752 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera n/a 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
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 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 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced May, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename n/a GS201 (S5P9855)

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 (iPad) the clear winner in this comparison.

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