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50

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Google Tensor

Tensor

96

Points
Apple A18 Pro

Apple A18 Pro
Overview - Tensor Vs Apple A18 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Tensor vs Apple A18 Pro 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Tensor 34
Apple A18 Pro 99
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Tensor 33
Apple A18 Pro 100
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tensor 82
Apple A18 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Tensor 50
Apple A18 Pro 96
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Tensor Apple A18 Pro
CPU 181161 475293
GPU 294446 719585
Memory 103174 259838
UX 145388 385136
Total score 724169 1839852
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A18 Pro

  • Apple A18 Pro has 75.71% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor (1490 vs 848 MHz).
  • Apple A18 Pro has 17.19% higher memory frequency than Tensor (3750 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Apple A18 Pro has 40% smaller sized transistor than Tensor (3 vs 5 nm).
  • Apple A18 Pro has 154.06% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor (1,840 K vs 724 K ).
  • Apple A18 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor.
  • Apple A18 Pro Support 17.19% higher memory bandwidth than Tensor (60 vs 51.2 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Tensor 1026
Apple A18 Pro 3342

Multi-Core Score

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Tensor 2879
Apple A18 Pro 8147

3DMark

32%
Tensor
Stability 56%

Graphics test 37 FPS
N/A
Apple A18 Pro
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

69%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

0%
Turbo Clock Speed

MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

100%
Base Frequency

4050 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
    2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
     2x 4.05 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 3 MB 16 MB
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 5 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 5.6 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G78 MP20 Apple A18 Pro GPU
  • Architecture Valhall Apple Bionic GPU
  • GPU frequency 848 MHz 1490 MHz
  • Execution units 20 -
  • Shading units 320 128
  • FLOPS - 2289 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 60 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 12 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) 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 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 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, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV
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 - 3500 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3670 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - 1500 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 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

Google Tensor
CPU
34%
GPU
33%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Apple A18 Pro

Apple A18 Pro
CPU
99%
GPU
100%
Memory
44%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%
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