Google Tensor G5 vs Apple A16 Bionic

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G5, vs Apple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G5 and Apple A16 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 G5
1445942
Apple A16 Bionic
1441348
CPU321891381160
GPU490471472052
Memory321568258668
UX312012329468
NanoReview Score14459421441348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Tensor G5
n/a
Apple A16 Bionic
9874
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G5
2267
Apple A16 Bionic
2627
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G5
5712
Apple A16 Bionic
6838
File Compressionn/a236.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a156.7 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a162.1 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a26.5 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a77.6 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a155.8 frames/s
HDRn/a207.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a6.85 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A520
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 6
Frequency 3400 3460
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache n/a 256 KB
L2 cache n/a 16 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model n/a Apple A16 GPU
Architecture n/a Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution Units n/a 5
Shader Units n/a 128
Total shader n/a 640
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS

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 17 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth n/a 51.2 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 3840x2400 pixels 2796x1290 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x48 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
- 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

4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed n/a Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced August, 2025 yr September, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename n/a APL1W10

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A16 Bionic the clear winner in this comparison.

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