Tensor G6 vs Apple A19

We compared the 7-core Google Tensor G6 (PowerVR CXTP-48-1536) with the older 6-core Apple A19 (Apple A19 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Google Tensor G6
  • Has 1 more cores
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple A19
  • Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
  • Shows better (up to 12%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2156K vs 1933K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1933536
Apple A19 +12%
2156126
CPU 876037 598735
GPU 288736 803562
Memory 304202 200566
UX 464561 553263
Total score 1933536 2156126
Samples [4 tests] [23 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
2755
Apple A19 +34%
3692
Multi-Core Score
7563
Apple A19 +25%
9454
Asset compression - 313.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 220.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 210.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 305.8 images/sec
HDR - 311.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 39.9 images/sec
Photo processing - 102.1 images/sec
Ray tracing - 9.89 Mpixels/sec
Samples 6 tests 9 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
6216
Apple A19 +504%
37553
Background blur - 79.6 images/sec
Face detection - 90.4 images/sec
Horizon detection - 1.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 1.34 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 3.16 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.49 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 90.3 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 3104.2 FPS
API - Metal
Samples 3 tests 10 tests
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
2147
Score - 2147
Stability - 72%
Graphics test - 16 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
9465
Score - 9465
Graphics test - 36 FPS
Section 1 - 40 FPS
Section 2 - 36 FPS
Section 3 - 31 FPS

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Tensor G6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Roni)Geekbench 6 CPU2888 / 7641
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Flxen)Geekbench 6 CPU2755 / 7563
Apple A19
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Shovandeep)AnTuTu 111837059
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (kpvas)AnTuTu 112134388
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Zharkyn)AnTuTu 112243285
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Aarav)AnTuTu 111776737
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-06 (yuki)AnTuTu 112352837

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Tensor G6 and Apple A19

CPU

Architecture 1x 4.11 GHz – C1-Ultra
4x 3.38 GHz – C1-Pro
2x 2.65 GHz – C1-Pro
2x 4.26 GHz –
4x 2.6 GHz –
Cores 7 6
Frequency 4110 MHz 4260 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.3-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache - 192 KB
L2 cache - 8 MB
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 Apple A19 GPU
Architecture - Apple A GPU
GPU frequency 1286 MHz 1620 MHz
Pipelines 6 5
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 768 640
FLOPS 1975.3 Gigaflops 2073.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 -
OpenCL version 3.0 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Neural Engine

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.2 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 NVMe
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400 -
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 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

Modem MediaTek M90 Snapdragon X80
4G support - LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 12000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2026 September 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number GS601 APL1V13

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