Google Tensor G3
vs
Apple A16 Bionic

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor G3 and Apple A16 Bionic mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2023 vs September 2022)
  • Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (2910 MHz vs 3460 MHz)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Apple
October 2023
Launch Date
September 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Tensor G3
Model Name
APL1W10
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
9
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
2910 MHz
Frequency
3460 MHz
-
Transistor count
16

GPU Specifications

Mali-G715 MP7
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
890 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
2.4158 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
192
Shading units
128
7
Execution units
5
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290

Connectivity

Up to 7300 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
16 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4.7 W
TDP
8 W
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor G3
1767
A16 Bionic
2562 +45%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor G3
4477
A16 Bionic
6685 +49%
FP32 (float)
Tensor G3
2463 +38%
A16 Bionic
1788
AnTuTu 10
Tensor G3
1037145
A16 Bionic
1421181 +37%
AntuTu 11
Tensor G3
1409016
A16 Bionic
1626008 +15%