Apple A12Z Bionic vs Google Tensor G3

vs
Google
Tensor G3
Specifications of SoCs

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

Google Tensor G3
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

34
Ranks 34 among all SOC on our website
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
Apple A12Z Bionic
Tensor G3

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