55

Points
Google Tensor G3

85

Points
Apple A18
Overview - Tensor G3 Vs Apple A18

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Tensor G3 vs Apple A18 SoCs by Google and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 9-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 G3 43
Apple A18 82
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Tensor G3 36
Apple A18 84
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tensor G3 86
Apple A18 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Tensor G3 55
Apple A18 85
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Tensor G3 Apple A18
CPU 281756 421143
GPU 364449 615010
Memory 148341 178670
UX 181913 345874
Total score 976459 1560697
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 12.00% higher memory frequency than Apple A18 (4200 vs 3750 MHz).

Pros of Apple A18

  • Apple A18 has 38.83% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (4040 vs 2910 MHz).
  • Apple A18 has 57.08% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (1398 vs 890 MHz).
  • Apple A18 has 25% smaller sized transistor than Tensor G3 (3 vs 4 nm).
  • Apple A18 has 59.83% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor G3 (1,561 K vs 976 K ).
  • Apple A18 has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor G3.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Tensor G3 1626
Apple A18 3322

Multi-Core Score

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Tensor G3 3598
Apple A18 7602

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

72%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

100%
Turbo Clock Speed

4040 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
    4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
    4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
    2x 4.04 GHz –
    4x 2 GHz –
  • Cores 9 6
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 6 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G715 MP7 Apple A18 GPU
  • Architecture Valhall 4th gen Apple Bionic GPU
  • GPU frequency 890 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 7 -
  • Shading units 192 128
  • FLOPS 2415.8 Gigaflops 1789.4 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.3 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version - -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3750 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 64 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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 5300i Snapdragon X75
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7300 Mbps 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3700 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 7 7
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Google Tensor G3

CPU
43%
GPU
36%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Apple A18

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