47

Points
Google Tensor G2

85

Points
Apple A18
Overview - Tensor G2 Vs Apple A18

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Tensor G2 vs Apple A18 SoCs by Google and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Tensor G2 32
Apple A18 82
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Tensor G2 28
Apple A18 84
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tensor G2 82
Apple A18 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Tensor G2 47
Apple A18 85
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Tensor G2 Apple A18
CPU 203226 421143
GPU 298514 615010
Memory 114682 178670
UX 157662 345874
Total score 774084 1560697
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A18

  • Apple A18 has 41.75% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor G2 (4040 vs 2850 MHz).
  • Apple A18 has 64.47% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G2 (1398 vs 850 MHz).
  • Apple A18 has 17.19% higher memory frequency than Tensor G2 (3750 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Apple A18 has 40% smaller sized transistor than Tensor G2 (3 vs 5 nm).
  • Apple A18 has 101.62% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor G2 (1,561 K vs 774 K ).
  • Apple A18 has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor G2.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Tensor G2 1059
Apple A18 3322

Multi-Core Score

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Tensor G2 3251
Apple A18 7602

Image compression

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Tensor G2 168.3
Apple A18

Face detection

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Tensor G2 24.5
Apple A18

Speech recognition

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Tensor G2 69.4
Apple A18

Machine learning

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Tensor G2 71.2
Apple A18

Camera shooting

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Tensor G2 31.2
Apple A18

HTML 5

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Tensor G2 2.97
Apple A18

SQLite

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Tensor G2 1010
Apple A18

3DMark

Stability 72%

Graphics test 38 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Ultra HD(4K) -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

71%
Turbo Clock Speed

2850 MHz

100%
Turbo Clock Speed

4040 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1
    2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
    2x 4.04 GHz –
    4x 2 GHz –
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 5 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 7 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G710 MP7 Apple A18 GPU
  • Architecture Valhall 3 Apple Bionic GPU
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 7 -
  • Shading units 112 128
  • FLOPS 1153 Gigaflops 1789.4 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3750 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Exynos 5300g Snapdragon X75
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7350 Mbps 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3670 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Google Tensor G2

CPU
32%
GPU
28%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Apple A18

CPU
82%
GPU
84%
Memory
44%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%
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