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Apple A15 Bionic vs Google Tensor

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Google Tensor
41.2Inno Score
51CPU34.9
40GPU35.5
58.4Benchmarks45.2
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency58.3
6 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic1 spec wins — Google Tensor

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 41.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+16) and benchmarks (+13). Google Tensor still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 35
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 36
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 45
  • 79% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 3,150
  • 73% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,340

Reasons to pick the Google Tensor

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor
Announced20212021
Process5 nm5 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x2.8 GHz Cortex-X1 + 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+16%2.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G78 MP20
GPU clock—848 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor
NPU16-core Neural EngineGoogle Edge TPU
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)External (Samsung Exynos 5123)

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor
AnTuTu 101,150,000+69%Top 26%680,000Top 49%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+73%Top 12%1,340Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+79%Top 19%3,150Top 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+56%Top 41%1,700Top 60%

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