Apple M1 iPad vs Google Tensor

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and Google Tensor mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Google
Launch Date
November 2020
October 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1102
S5E9845
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2800 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv8.2-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Mali-G78 MP20
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
848 MHz
Max display resolution
-
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
2.1709 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
20
Shading units
-
64
OpenCL version
-
2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.3
DirectX version
-
12

Connectivity

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

Memory Specifications

Memory type
-
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
12 MB
3 MB
Audio codecs
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Storage type
-
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
-
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
-
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
-
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Tensor Processing Unit
TDP
14 W
5.6 W

Advantages

Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
Google Tensor
Tensor
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2021 (November 2020 vs October 2021)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+76% 2319
Tensor
1319
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+162% 8478
Tensor
3234

Geekbench 5

Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+188% 1683
Tensor
584
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+301% 7150
Tensor
1783

FP32 (float)

Apple M1 iPad
+23% 2696
Tensor
2191

SiliconCat Rating

9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
46
Ranks 46 among all SOC on our website
Apple M1 iPad
Tensor

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