Google Tensor G4 vs Apple A16 Bionic

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor G4 and Apple A16 Bionic mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: August 2024 (August 2024 vs September 2022)
  • Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3460 MHz)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Apple
August 2024
Launch Date
September 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Tensor G4
Model Name
APL1W10
1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
8
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3100 MHz
Frequency
3460 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G715 MP7
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
940 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
2.5267 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
192
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
5
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2400
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290

Connectivity

-
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
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
64 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
-
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+
-
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
-
TDP
8 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor G4
2045
A16 Bionic
2562 +25%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor G4
4932
A16 Bionic
6685 +36%
AnTuTu 10
Tensor G4
1199938
A16 Bionic
1421181 +18%
FP32 (float)
Tensor G4
2475 +38%
A16 Bionic
1788