Google Tensor vs Apple M2 iPad
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (2800 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: June 2022 (October 2021 vs June 2022)
Basic
Google
Label Name
Apple
October 2021
Launch Date
June 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9845
Model Name
APL1109
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
5 nm
2800 MHz
Frequency
3500 MHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G78 MP20
GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
848 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
2.1709 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
64
Shading units
-
20
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
-
5.2
Bluetooth
-
6
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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
Tensor Processing Unit
Neural processor (NPU)
-
3 MB
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
-
5.6 W
TDP
15 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
-
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor
1319
M2 iPad
2633
+100%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor
3234
M2 iPad
9898
+206%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Tensor
584
M2 iPad
1854
+217%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Tensor
1783
M2 iPad
8464
+375%
FP32 (float)
Tensor
2213
M2 iPad
2860
+29%
