Google Tensor vs Apple A10 Fusion

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor, vs Apple A10 Fusion. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor and Apple A10 Fusion
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
901650
Apple A10 Fusion
398082
CPU244272130186
GPU27285787953
Memory18651374543
UX198008105400
NanoReview Score901650398082
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Tensor
6194
Apple A10 Fusion
2632
Stability56 %67 %
Graphics Test37 fps15 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor
1317
Apple A10 Fusion
878
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor
3208
Apple A10 Fusion
1319
File Compression134.4 MB/s47.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser86.7 pages/s38.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering103.4 MP/sec41.8 MP/sec
Background Blur10.1 frames/s3.5 frames/s
Photo Processing32.8 frames/s12 frames/s
Image Detection70.5 frames/s12.1 frames/s
HDR92.1 MP/sec47.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.79 MP/sec1.53 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
- 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
- 2x 2.34 GHz – Hurricane
- 2x 1.05 GHz – Zephyr
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 4
Frequency 2800 2340
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 64 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 3 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 5 nm 16 nm
Transistor count n/a 3.3 billion
Power (TDP) 5.6 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G78 MP20 PowerVR GT7600
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen PowerVR Series7XT (Rogue)
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 650 MHz
Execution Units 20 6
Shader Units 32 32
Total shader 640 192
FLOPS 1085.4 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.2

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Tensor Processing Unit No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1333 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2048x1536 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x32 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VC-1
- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5300b Qualcomm MDM9645M
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 12
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7350 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3670 MB/s Up to 100 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced October, 2021 yr September, 2016 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS101 (S5P9845) APL1W24

Results

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

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