Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G3 vs Apple A16 Bionic

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 41
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A16 Bionic
Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 9 6
Clock speed 2910 MHz 3460 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors Not available 16 billion
TDP Not available 8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A16 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 16 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A16 Bionic
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Apple A16 GPU
GPU architecture Not available Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 890 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units Not available 5
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 1594.8 Gigaflops 1789.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A16 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A16 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A16 Bionic
Release October 2023 September 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available APL1W10
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 NVMe
Devices in database 3 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Google Tensor G3

5G
Google Pixel 8a
Google

Google Pixel 8a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4492 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 8 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 pix…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8
Google

Google Pixel 8

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4575 mAh

Apple A16 Bionic

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4383 mAh
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone 15
Apple

Apple iPhone 15

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3349 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1290 × 2796 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4323 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1179 × 2556 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh