Apple M4 (iPad) vs Google Tensor G4

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (iPad), vs Google Tensor G4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 (iPad) 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 M4 (iPad)
2797277
Google Tensor G4
1257329
CPU763066346368
GPU1167582457862
Memory430483219407
UX436146233692
NanoReview Score27972771257329
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (iPad)
3767
Google Tensor G4
2005
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (iPad)
14677
Google Tensor G4
4835
File Compression577.3 MB/s191.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser341.4 pages/s148.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering367.5 MP/sec158.3 MP/sec
Background Blur57.2 frames/s15.6 frames/s
Photo Processing149.6 frames/s46 frames/s
Image Detection422.4 frames/s123.4 frames/s
HDR506.2 MP/sec134.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing17.7 MP/sec4.8 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 4.4 GHz –
- 5x 2.85 GHz –
- 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 9 8
Frequency 4400 3100
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB n/a
L2 cache 16 MB n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 28 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 14 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Apple M4 GPU Mali-G715 MP7
Architecture Apple GPU Valhall 4th gen
GPU Frequency 1598 MHz 940 MHz
Execution Units 10 7
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 1280 896
FLOPS 4090 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 38 TOPS n/a

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 7500 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 120 Gbit/s 68.2 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
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2064x2752 pixels 3840x2400 pixels
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
- 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 5400c
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 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced May, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename n/a GS401 (S5P9875)

Results

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

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