Google Tensor G3 vs Apple A12 Bionic

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G3, vs Apple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G3 and Apple A12 Bionic
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
Google Tensor G3
1147655
Apple A12 Bionic
700191
CPU311872198067
GPU429184185355
Memory194724152138
UX211875164631
NanoReview Score1147655700191
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Tensor G3
n/a
Apple A12 Bionic
5205
Stabilityn/a69 %
Graphics Testn/a31 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G3
1760
Apple A12 Bionic
1292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G3
4442
Apple A12 Bionic
2837
File Compression188.3 MB/s108.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser136.5 pages/s61.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering153 MP/sec78.6 MP/sec
Background Blur15 frames/s10.6 frames/s
Photo Processing47 frames/s36.4 frames/s
Image Detection100.8 frames/s21.4 frames/s
HDR136.9 MP/sec89.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.52 MP/sec3.35 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
- 4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
- 4/1.6 (Tempest)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 9 6
Frequency 2910 2490
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.3-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
L2 cache n/a 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 6.9 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G715 MP7 Apple A12 GPU
Architecture Valhall 4th gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 890 MHz 1125 MHz
Execution Units 7 4
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 896 256
FLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
NVMe
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2688x1242 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x32 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AAC‑LC
- AAX и AAX+
- Apple Lossless
- HE‑AAC
- HE‑AAC v2
- Linear PCM
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5300i Intel XMM 7560
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7300 MB/s Up to 1000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3700 MB/s Up to 350 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 5
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced October, 2023 yr September, 2018 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS301 (S5P9865) APL1W81

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Tensor G3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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