Apple A18 Pro vs Google Tensor G2

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and Google Tensor G2 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 2850 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (78.8 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2024 vs October 2022)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Google
September 2024
Launch Date
October 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
A18 Pro
Model Name
Tensor G2
2x 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
5 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
2850 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Mali-G710 MP7
-
GPU frequency
850 MHz
-
FLOPS
1.1424 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
96
-
Execution units
7
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.2
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
78.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 3.1
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
-
TDP
7 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408 +187%
Tensor G2
1188
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092 +162%
Tensor G2
3468
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119 +140%
Tensor G2
824434