Apple A18 vs Google Tensor G4
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 and Google Tensor G4 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3780 MHz vs 3100 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (September 2024 vs August 2024)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (60 GB/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Google
September 2024
Launch Date
August 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
A18
Model Name
Tensor G4
2x 4.04 GHz – 4x 2.4 GHz –
Architecture
1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
3100 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
Mali-G715 MP7
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
940 MHz
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.5267 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
192
5
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2400
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
60 GB/s
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
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
-
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
+66%
Tensor G4
2045
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
+59%
Tensor G4
4932
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
+24%
Tensor G4
1199938
FP32 (float)
A18
1825
Tensor G4
2475
+36%
