Google Tensor vs Apple A16 Bionic

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

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor 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
901650
Apple A16 Bionic
1441348
CPU244272381160
GPU272857472052
Memory186513258668
UX198008329468
NanoReview Score9016501441348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Tensor
6194
Apple A16 Bionic
9874
Stability56 %79 %
Graphics Test37 fps59 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor
1317
Apple A16 Bionic
2627
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor
3208
Apple A16 Bionic
6838
File Compression134.4 MB/s236.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser86.7 pages/s156.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering103.4 MP/sec162.1 MP/sec
Background Blur10.1 frames/s26.5 frames/s
Photo Processing32.8 frames/s77.6 frames/s
Image Detection70.5 frames/s155.8 frames/s
HDR92.1 MP/sec207.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.79 MP/sec6.85 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
- 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 6
Frequency 2800 3460
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache n/a 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 16 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Power (TDP) 5.6 W 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G78 MP20 Apple A16 GPU
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution Units 20 5
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 640 640
FLOPS 1085.4 GFLOPS 1789.4 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 17 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 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 2796x1290 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x48 pixels
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
- 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 5300b n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
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 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced October, 2021 yr September, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS101 (S5P9845) APL1W10

Results

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

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