Apple M2 iPad vs Google Tensor G3

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M2 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 M2 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
June 2022
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
APL1109
Tensor G3
Architecture
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
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
3500 MHz
2910 MHz
Instruction set
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ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple M2 GPU
Mali-G715 MP7
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
890 MHz
Max display resolution
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3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
2.4158 TFLOPS
Execution units
-
7
Shading units
-
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
3200 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
102.4 Gbit/s
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Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
16 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
15 W
4.7 W

Advantages

Apple M2 iPad
Apple M2 iPad
  • Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (3500 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
Google Tensor G3
Tensor G3
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (June 2022 vs October 2023)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple M2 iPad
+49% 2633
Tensor G3
1767
Multi Core
Apple M2 iPad
+121% 9898
Tensor G3
4477

FP32 (float)

Apple M2 iPad
+16% 2889
Tensor G3
2488

SiliconCat Rating

6
Ranks 6 among all SOC on our website
26
Ranks 26 among all SOC on our website
Apple M2 iPad
Tensor G3

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