Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 Bionic vs Google Tensor G3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A16 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 2022
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1W10
Tensor G3
Architecture
2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
6
9
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3460 MHz
2910 MHz
Transistor count
16
-
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A16 GPU
Mali-G715 MP7
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
890 MHz
Max display resolution
2796 x 1290
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.7894 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
5.3
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
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, 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
8 W
4.7 W
Advantages
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3460 MHz (3460 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
Tensor G3
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (September 2022 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+45%
2562
Tensor G3
1767
Multi Core
Apple A16 Bionic
+49%
6685
Tensor G3
4477
AnTuTu 10
Apple A16 Bionic
+34%
1406969
Tensor G3
1047516
FP32 (float)
Apple A16 Bionic
1770
Tensor G3
+41%
2488
SiliconCat Rating
12
Ranks 12 among all SOC on our website
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
Tensor G3
