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Apple A15 Bionic vs Google Tensor G4

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
48.1Inno Score
VS
Google Tensor G4
47.3Inno Score
49.1CPU41.4
36.5GPU40
50.3Benchmarks47
50.7AI0
60.7Efficiency71.4
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic3 spec wins — Google Tensor G4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A15 Bionic scores 48.1 against 47.3 for Google Tensor G4. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A15 Bionic edges ahead in AI and CPU, or by price.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 49 vs 41
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 50 vs 47
  • 20% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 4,700
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,950
  • 10% higher AnTuTu 10: 1,150,000 vs 1,050,000

Reasons to pick the Google Tensor G4

  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 37
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 61
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G4
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G4
Announced20212024
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W7 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G4
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+5%3.1 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G4
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G4
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G715 MC7
GPU clock—940 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G4
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G4
NPU16-core Neural EngineGoogle Edge TPU
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G4
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G4
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G4
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)External (Samsung Exynos 5400)

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G4
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G4
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Google Tensor G4
SpecApple A15 BionicGoogle Tensor G4
AnTuTu 101,150,000+10%1,050,000
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+19%1,950
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+20%4,700
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+2%2,600

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