Apple A15 Bionic vs Google Tensor G2

vs
Google
Tensor G2
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 Bionic and Google Tensor G2 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Google
Launch Date
September 2021
October 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1W07
Tensor G2
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
6
8
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
2850 MHz
Transistor count
15
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv8.4-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Mali-G710 MP7
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
850 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
1.1424 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
7
Shading units
128
96

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
12 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Storage type
NVMe
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
TDP
6 W
7 W

Advantages

Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic
  • Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3230 MHz vs 2850 MHz)
Google Tensor G2
Tensor G2
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (34.1 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2022 (September 2021 vs October 2022)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+96% 2333
Tensor G2
1188
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+66% 5741
Tensor G2
3468

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+185% 1665
Tensor G2
584
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+152% 4501
Tensor G2
1783

AnTuTu 10

Apple A15 Bionic
+56% 1302680
Tensor G2
832678

FP32 (float)

Apple A15 Bionic
+50% 1661
Tensor G2
1108

SiliconCat Rating

12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
43
Ranks 43 among all SOC on our website
Apple A15 Bionic
Tensor G2

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