Google Tensor G3 vs Apple A18 Pro

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G3, vs Apple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G3 and Apple A18 Pro
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 A18 Pro
1813449
CPU311872465726
GPU429184721738
Memory194724250875
UX211875375110
NanoReview Score11476551813449
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G3
1760
Apple A18 Pro
3582
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G3
4442
Apple A18 Pro
9089
File Compression188.3 MB/s300.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser136.5 pages/s193.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering153 MP/sec215.2 MP/sec
Background Blur15 frames/s39.2 frames/s
Photo Processing47 frames/s90.3 frames/s
Image Detection100.8 frames/s322.7 frames/s
HDR136.9 MP/sec294.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.52 MP/sec9.08 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
- 4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 9 6
Frequency 2910 4050
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 16 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G715 MP7 Apple A18 Pro GPU
Architecture Valhall 4th gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 890 MHz 1490 MHz
Execution Units 7 6
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 896 768
FLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS 2289 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
GPU Frequency n/a 35 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 8 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 n/a
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- 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 Snapdragon X75
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3700 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2023 yr September, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS301 (S5P9865) APL1V07

Results

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

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