Google Tensor vs Apple A18
We compared two versions of phone SoCs: 8 cores 2800MHz Google Tensor vs. 6 cores 4040MHz Apple A18 . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption, and more.
Main Differences
Google Tensor Advantages
Better graphics card performance FLOPS (2.1709 TFLOPS vs 1.7894 TFLOPS )
Apple A18 Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (60GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Higher Frequency (4040MHz vs 2800MHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Score
Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
Google Tensor
930661
Apple A18
+65%
1539646
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Google Tensor
1317
Apple A18
+153%
3336
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Google Tensor
3208
Apple A18
+149%
7988
FP32 (float)
Google Tensor
+21%
2170
Apple A18
1789
CPU
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz –
4x 2 GHz –
4x 2 GHz –
2800 MHz
Frequency
4040 MHz
8
Cores
6
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
3 MB
L2 cache
-
0
L3 cache
-
5 nm
Process
3 nm
5.6 W
TDP
-
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Graphics
Mali-G78 MP20
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
848 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
20
Execution units
5
64
Shading units
128
12
Max size
8
2.1709 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
12
DirectX version
-
Memory
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Bus
4x 16 Bit
51.2 Gbit/s
Max bandwidth
60 GB/s
AI
Tensor Processing Unit
NPU
Neural Engine
-
Theoretical Performance
35 TOPS
Multimedia (ISP)
Tensor Processing Unit
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
UFS 3.1
Storage type
NVMe
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Exynos 5300g
Modem
Snapdragon X75
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
Up to 7350 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
Up to 3670 Mbps
Upload speed
Up to 3500 Mbps
6
Wi-Fi
7
5.2
Bluetooth
5.3
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Info
Oct 2021
Announced
Sep 2024
Flagship
Class
Flagship
S5E9845
Model number
-
