Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic vs Google Tensor G3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A15 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
September 2021
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1W07
Tensor G3
Architecture
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
6
9
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3230 MHz
2910 MHz
Transistor count
15
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
Mali-G715 MP7
GPU frequency
1338 MHz
890 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
2.4158 TFLOPS
Execution units
5
7
Shading units
128
192
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
34.1 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, UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
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)
Neural Engine
Yes
TDP
6 W
4.7 W
Advantages
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3230 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
Tensor G3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (September 2021 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+32%
2333
Tensor G3
1767
Multi Core
Apple A15 Bionic
+28%
5741
Tensor G3
4477
AnTuTu 10
Apple A15 Bionic
+24%
1302680
Tensor G3
1047516
FP32 (float)
Apple A15 Bionic
1661
Tensor G3
+50%
2488
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
24
Ranks 24 among all SOC on our website
Tensor G3
