Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G3 vs Apple A18 Pro

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

CPU B

Apple A18 Pro

6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 Pro GPU
Compared fields 38
Different values 30
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
Apple A18 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A18 Pro
Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 9 6
Clock speed 2910 MHz 4050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP Not available 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A18 Pro
L2 cache Not available 16 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A18 Pro
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU architecture Not available Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 890 MHz 1490 MHz
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 1594.8 Gigaflops 2289 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A18 Pro
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A18 Pro
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Apple A18 Pro
Release October 2023 September 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available APL1V07
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 NVMe
Devices in database 3 Not available
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 A18 Pro

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.