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Apple A15 Bionic vs Google Tensor

Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic

Apple

Flagship
VS
Google Tensor
Google Tensor

Google

Flagship

Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A15 Bionic comes out ahead.

Apple A15 Bionic 7 wins
Google Tensor 2 wins

I put the Apple A15 Bionic and the Google Tensor side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU while the Google Tensor runs the Mali-G78 MP20. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.

Where each chip wins

Apple A15 Bionic

Apple A15 Bionic

7 advantages

  • 22% higher AnTuTu score

    12.00 Lakhs vs 9.87 Lakhs

  • 66% faster Geekbench multi-core score

    5,457 vs 3,294

  • 71% faster Geekbench single-core score

    2,372 vs 1,384

  • 430 MHz higher CPU clock

    3230 MHz vs 2800 MHz

  • Newer CPU architecture

    ARMv8.5-A vs ARMv8.2-A

  • Larger L3 cache

    32 MB vs 4 MB

  • Higher GPU FLOPS

    1712 GFLOPS vs 1085 GFLOPS

Google Tensor

Google Tensor

2 advantages

  • Newer memory type

    LPDDR5 vs LPDDR4X

  • 1,067 MHz higher RAM speed

    3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz

Benchmark charts

AnTuTu v11 Total

Apple A15 Bionic +22% faster 12,00,314
Google Tensor 9,87,312

Geekbench Single-Core

Apple A15 Bionic +71% faster 2,372
Google Tensor 1,384

Geekbench Multi-Core

Apple A15 Bionic +66% faster 5,457
Google Tensor 3,294

Specifications Comparison

Here is how the Apple A15 Bionic and the Google Tensor compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.

Apple A15 Bionic
Google Tensor
Overview
Launch Date September 2021 October 2021
Chipset Class Flagship Flagship
Manufacturer Apple Google
Model Number APL1W07 GS101
CPU
Total Cores 6 8
Core Configuration 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance)
4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency)		 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex X1
2x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction Set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.2-A
Process Node 5 nm 5 nm
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung Foundry
L2 Cache 12 MB 3 MB
L3 Cache 32 MB 4 MB
TDP 6 W 5.6 W
GPU
GPU Name Apple A15 GPU Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 850 MHz
Shading Units 128 640
FLOPS 1712 GFLOPS 1085 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support No No
NPU 16-core Apple Neural Engine Edge TPU
API Support Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 Vulkan 1.3, Open CL 2.0
Memory & Storage
RAM Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
RAM Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Storage Type NVMe UFS 3.1
Camera & Display
Camera Support 12 MP 200 MP
Video Capture 4K at 60 FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS
Max Display Resolution 2732 x 2048 4K
Video Playback 4K at 60 FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1
Audio Codecs AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Connectivity
Modem Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Exynos 5300b 5G
Network Support 5G 5G
Download Speed 7.5 Gbps 7.35 Gbps
Upload Speed 3.0 Gbps 3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS

Benchmark results

Apple A15 Bionic
Google Tensor
AnTuTu v11
Total 12,00,314 9,87,312
CPU 2,88,667 3,88,463
GPU 3,95,574 1,86,800
Memory 1,41,170 1,64,486
UX 3,74,903 2,47,563
Geekbench
Single-Core 2,372 1,384
Multi-Core 5,457 3,294

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Apple A15 Bionic Google Tensor
CPU Score
60
49
GPU Score
65
48
Memory Score
58
74
Total Score
47
57

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