Google Tensor G3 vs Apple A15 Bionic

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G3, vs Apple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G3 and Apple A15 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 A15 Bionic
1299090
CPU311872309916
GPU429184432105
Memory194724243964
UX211875313105
NanoReview Score11476551299090
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Tensor G3
n/a
Apple A15 Bionic
9395
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G3
1760
Apple A15 Bionic
2332
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G3
4442
Apple A15 Bionic
5736
File Compression188.3 MB/s203.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser136.5 pages/s124.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering153 MP/sec143.5 MP/sec
Background Blur15 frames/s22.2 frames/s
Photo Processing47 frames/s60.2 frames/s
Image Detection100.8 frames/s130 frames/s
HDR136.9 MP/sec169.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.52 MP/sec5.93 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
- 4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
- 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 9 6
Frequency 2910 3230
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.5-A
L1 cache n/a 256 KB
L2 cache n/a 12 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 15 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 A15 GPU
Architecture Valhall 4th gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 890 MHz 1338 MHz
Execution Units 7 5
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 896 640
FLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS 1712.6 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 Apple Neural Engine
GPU Frequency n/a 15.8 TOPS

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 6 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 2732x2048 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels n/a
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
- VP8
- VP9
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5300i n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3700 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced October, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS301 (S5P9865) APL1W07

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A15 Bionic the clear winner in this comparison.

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