Google Tensor vs Apple A18 Pro

53 out 100
Google Tensor
VS
97 out 100
Apple A18 Pro

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

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor 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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Tensor
901650
Apple A18 Pro
1813449
CPU244272465726
GPU272857721738
Memory186513250875
UX198008375110
NanoReview Score9016501813449
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Tensor
6194
Apple A18 Pro
n/a
Stability56 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor
1317
Apple A18 Pro
3582
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor
3208
Apple A18 Pro
9089
File Compression134.4 MB/s300.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser86.7 pages/s193.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering103.4 MP/sec215.2 MP/sec
Background Blur10.1 frames/s39.2 frames/s
Photo Processing32.8 frames/s90.3 frames/s
Image Detection70.5 frames/s322.7 frames/s
HDR92.1 MP/sec294.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.79 MP/sec9.08 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
- 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
- 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 6
Frequency 2800 4050
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 3 MB 16 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 5.6 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G78 MP20 Apple A18 Pro GPU
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1490 MHz
Execution Units 20 6
Shader Units 32 128
Total shader 640 768
FLOPS 1085.4 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 Tensor Processing Unit Neural Engine
GPU Frequency n/a 35 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 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 n/a
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 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 5300b Snapdragon X75
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7350 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3670 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2021 yr September, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS101 (S5P9845) APL1V07

Results

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

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