Apple A16 Bionic vs Google Tensor G2

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Google
Tensor G2
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A16 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 2022
October 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1W10
Tensor G2
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores
6
8
Technology
4 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3460 MHz
2850 MHz
Transistor count
16
-
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv8.4-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Mali-G710 MP7
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
850 MHz
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7894 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
5.3
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

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

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
16 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 48MP
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
8 W
7 W

Advantages

Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3460 MHz vs 2850 MHz)
Google Tensor G2
Tensor G2
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2022 (September 2022 vs October 2022)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+116% 2562
Tensor G2
1188
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+93% 6685
Tensor G2
3468

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+197% 1736
Tensor G2
584
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+179% 4975
Tensor G2
1783

AnTuTu 10

Apple A16 Bionic
+69% 1406969
Tensor G2
832678

FP32 (float)

Apple A16 Bionic
+60% 1770
Tensor G2
1108

SiliconCat Rating

11
Ranks 11 among all SOC on our website
45
Ranks 45 among all SOC on our website
Apple A16 Bionic
Tensor G2

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