Google Tensor G3 vs Apple A9
We compared two versions of phone SoCs: 9 cores 2910MHz Google Tensor G3 vs. 2 cores 1850MHz Apple A9 . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption, and more.
Main Differences
Google Tensor G3 Advantages
Better graphics card performance FLOPS (2.4158 TFLOPS vs 0.2496 TFLOPS )
Higher Frequency (2910MHz vs 1850MHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (4.7W vs 5W)
Released 8 years and 1 months late
Score
Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
Google Tensor G3
+255%
1016809
Apple A9
285954
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Google Tensor G3
+183%
1767
Apple A9
623
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Google Tensor G3
+367%
4477
Apple A9
957
FP32 (float)
Google Tensor G3
+869%
2415
Apple A9
249
CPU
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
Architecture
2x 1.85 GHz – Twister
2910 MHz
Frequency
1850 MHz
9
Cores
2
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
-
L2 cache
3 MB
-
L3 cache
0
4 nm
Process
14 nm
-
Transistor count
2
4.7 W
TDP
5 W
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Graphics
Mali-G715 MP7
GPU name
PowerVR GT7600
890 MHz
GPU frequency
650 MHz
7
Execution units
6
192
Shading units
32
16
Max size
4
2.4158 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.2496 TFLOPS
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
OpenCL version
1.2
-
DirectX version
11
Memory
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR4
-
Memory frequency
1333 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Bus
2x 16 Bit
-
Max bandwidth
14.9 Gbit/s
Multimedia (ISP)
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M9
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
2048 x 1536
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Modem
Qualcomm MDM9635M
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 6
Yes
5G support
No
Up to 7300 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 450 Mbps
Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed
Up to 150 Mbps
7
Wi-Fi
5
5.3
Bluetooth
4.2
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Info
Oct 2023
Announced
Sep 2015
Flagship
Class
Flagship
-
Model number
APL1022
