Apple A12Z Bionic
Apple A12Z Bionic vs Google Tensor G3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A12Z Bionic and Google Tensor G3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Google
Launch Date
March 2020
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1083
Tensor G3
Architecture
4x 2.5 GHz – Vortex
4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
9
Technology
7 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
2910 MHz
Transistor count
10
-
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A12Z GPU
Mali-G715 MP7
GPU frequency
1340 MHz
890 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.106 TFLOPS
2.4158 TFLOPS
Execution units
64
7
Shading units
512
192
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
No
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.3
Wi-Fi
5
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
-
Memory Bus
2x 64 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.2 GB/s
-
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
8 MB
-
Audio codecs
Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC v2, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 12MP
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M12
Yes
TDP
15 W
4.7 W
Advantages
Tensor G3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 2910 MHz (2500 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (March 2020 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
1322
Tensor G3
+34%
1767
Multi Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
+4%
4642
Tensor G3
4477
FP32 (float)
Apple A12Z Bionic
1073
Tensor G3
+132%
2488
SiliconCat Rating
33
Ranks 33 among all SOC on our website
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
Tensor G3
