Google Tensor vs Apple A14 Bionic

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor, vs Apple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor and Apple A14 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
901650
Apple A14 Bionic
1095315
CPU244272310050
GPU272857323143
Memory186513173777
UX198008288345
NanoReview Score9016501095315
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Tensor
6194
Apple A14 Bionic
7655
Stability56 %69 %
Graphics Test37 fps45 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor
1317
Apple A14 Bionic
2079
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor
3208
Apple A14 Bionic
4779
File Compression134.4 MB/s167 MB/s
HTML5 Browser86.7 pages/s105.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering103.4 MP/sec116.4 MP/sec
Background Blur10.1 frames/s17.6 frames/s
Photo Processing32.8 frames/s51.5 frames/s
Image Detection70.5 frames/s95.7 frames/s
HDR92.1 MP/sec147.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.79 MP/sec5.18 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
- 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
- 2x 3.1 GHz – Firestorm
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Icestorm
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 6
Frequency 2800 3100
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.5-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 8 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 11.8 billion
Power (TDP) 5.6 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G78 MP20 Apple A14 GPU
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1278 MHz
Execution Units 20 4
Shader Units 32 64
Total shader 640 256
FLOPS 1085.4 GFLOPS 654.3 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 Tensor Processing Unit Apple Neural Engine
GPU Frequency n/a 11 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 6 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 2732x2048 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels n/a
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 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
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5300b n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7350 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3670 MB/s Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced October, 2021 yr September, 2020 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS101 (S5P9845) APL1W01

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A14 Bionic the clear winner in this comparison.

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