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Apple A15 Bionic vs Google Tensor G3

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Google Tensor G3
50.1Inno Score
51CPU41.4
40GPU41.2
58.4Benchmarks60.4
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based69
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Google Tensor G3

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 51.2 against 50.1 for Google Tensor G3. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A15 Bionic edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 41
  • 36% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,707
  • 29% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 4,390
  • 12% lower TDP (typical): 7 W vs 8 W
  • 11% higher Max clock: 3.24 GHz vs 2.91 GHz

Reasons to pick the Google Tensor G3

  • 50% higher cores: 9 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G3
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G3
Announced20212023
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G3
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G3
Cores69+50%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x2.37 GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A510
Max clock3.24 GHz+11%2.91 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G3
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G3
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G715 MC7
GPU clock—890 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G3
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G3
NPU16-core Neural EngineGoogle Edge TPU
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G3
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G3
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G3
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G3
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)External (Samsung Exynos 5300)

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G3
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G3
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G3
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G3
AnTuTu1,150,000—
AnTuTu 12—1,390,086Top 49%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+36%Top 12%1,707Top 23%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+29%Top 20%4,390Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+9%Top 29%2,436Top 31%

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