Google Tensor G3 vs Apple M2 iPad

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor G3 and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2023 vs June 2022)
  • Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (2910 MHz vs 3500 MHz)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Apple
October 2023
Launch Date
June 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Tensor G3
Model Name
APL1109
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
9
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
5 nm
2910 MHz
Frequency
3500 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G715 MP7
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
890 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
2.4158 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
192
Shading units
-
7
Execution units
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.3
Bluetooth
-
7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
-
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
-
-
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
-
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
-
4.7 W
TDP
15 W
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor G3
1767
M2 iPad
2633 +49%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor G3
4477
M2 iPad
9898 +121%
FP32 (float)
Tensor G3
2463
M2 iPad
2860 +16%