Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic vs Google Tensor G2
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
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 5 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3460 MHz vs 2850 MHz)
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
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
48
Ranks 48 among all SOC on our website
Tensor G2
