Apple A18 vs Google Tensor G3
We compared two versions of phone SoCs: 6 cores 4040MHz Apple A18 vs. 9 cores 2910MHz Google Tensor G3 . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption, and more.
Main Differences
Apple A18 Advantages
Higher Frequency (4040MHz vs 2910MHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Released 11 months late
Google Tensor G3 Advantages
Better graphics card performance FLOPS (2.4158 TFLOPS vs 1.7894 TFLOPS )
Score
Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
Apple A18
+51%
1539646
Google Tensor G3
1016809
FP32 (float)
Apple A18
1789
Google Tensor G3
+34%
2415
CPU
2x 4.04 GHz –
4x 2 GHz –
4x 2 GHz –
Architecture
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
4040 MHz
Frequency
2910 MHz
6
Cores
9
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
3 nm
Process
4 nm
-
TDP
4.7 W
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
Graphics
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
Mali-G715 MP7
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
890 MHz
5
Execution units
7
128
Shading units
192
8
Max size
16
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.4158 TFLOPS
Memory
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Bus
4x 16 Bit
60 GB/s
Max bandwidth
-
AI
Neural Engine
NPU
-
35 TOPS
Theoretical Performance
-
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Snapdragon X75
Modem
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7300 Mbps
Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed
Up to 3700 Mbps
7
Wi-Fi
7
5.3
Bluetooth
5.3
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
