Google Tensor G2 vs Apple M2 iPad

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor G2 and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: October 2022 (October 2022 vs June 2022)
  • Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (2850 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Apple
October 2022
Launch Date
June 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Tensor G2
Model Name
APL1109
2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
5 nm
2850 MHz
Frequency
3500 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G710 MP7
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
850 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
1.1424 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
96
Shading units
-
7
Execution units
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

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

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
-
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
51.2 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
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
Storage type
-
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
-
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
-
7 W
TDP
15 W
ARMv8.4-A
Instruction set
-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor G2
1188
M2 iPad
2633 +122%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor G2
3468
M2 iPad
9898 +185%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Tensor G2
584
M2 iPad
1854 +217%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Tensor G2
1783
M2 iPad
8464 +375%
FP32 (float)
Tensor G2
1119
M2 iPad
2860 +156%