Apple M1 iPad vs Google Tensor G3

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M1 iPad
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Tensor G3
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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 G3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Google
Launch Date
November 2020
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1102
Tensor G3
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
9
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2910 MHz
Instruction set
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ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Mali-G715 MP7
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
890 MHz
Max display resolution
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3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
2.4158 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
7
Shading units
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192

Connectivity

4G support
-
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
-
Yes
Bluetooth
-
5.3
Wi-Fi
-
7
Navigation
-
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

Memory type
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LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
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Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
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Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
12 MB
-
Audio codecs
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AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
-
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Storage type
-
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Video codecs
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H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
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8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
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8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
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Yes
TDP
14 W
4.7 W

Advantages

Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
Google Tensor G3
Tensor G3
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (November 2020 vs October 2023)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+31% 2319
Tensor G3
1767
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+89% 8478
Tensor G3
4477

FP32 (float)

Apple M1 iPad
+8% 2696
Tensor G3
2488

SiliconCat Rating

9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
26
Ranks 26 among all SOC on our website
Apple M1 iPad
Tensor G3

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