Google Tensor G5 vs Apple A18
We compared two versions of phone SoCs: 8 cores 3400MHz Google Tensor G5 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 G5 Advantages
Released 11 months late
Apple A18 Advantages
Better graphics card performance FLOPS (1.7894 TFLOPS vs 1.536 TFLOPS )
Higher Frequency (4040MHz vs 3400MHz)
Score
Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
Google Tensor G5
1445942
Apple A18
+6%
1539646
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Google Tensor G5
2267
Apple A18
+47%
3336
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Google Tensor G5
5712
Apple A18
+39%
7988
FP32 (float)
Google Tensor G5
1536
Apple A18
+16%
1789
CPU
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A525
5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A525
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz –
4x 2 GHz –
4x 2 GHz –
3400 MHz
Frequency
4040 MHz
8
Cores
6
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
3 nm
Process
3 nm
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Graphics
-
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
Execution units
5
-
Shading units
128
16
Max size
8
1.536 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
Memory
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Bus
4x 16 Bit
-
Max bandwidth
60 GB/s
AI
-
NPU
Neural Engine
-
Theoretical Performance
35 TOPS
Multimedia (ISP)
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
3840 x 2400
Max display resolution
-
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
-
Modem
Snapdragon X75
Connectivity
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
-
Upload speed
Up to 3500 Mbps
7
Wi-Fi
7
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Info
Aug 2025
Announced
Sep 2024
Flagship
Class
Flagship
