Google Tensor vs A13 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Google Tensor (Mali-G78 MP20) with the older 6-core Apple A13 Bionic (Apple A13 Bionic 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
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Google Tensor
- Performs 2.9x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Announced 2-years and 2-months later
- Has 2 more cores
- Shows better (up to 18%) AnTuTu 9 score – 728K vs 616K
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2660 MHz)
Pros of Apple A13 Bionic
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 187698 | 161025 |
| GPU | 298218 | 259620 |
| Memory | 100887 | 82902 |
| UX | 137683 | 110973 |
| Total score | 728894 | 616133 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | - | 151.6 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | - | 29.65 images/s |
| Speech recognition | - | 87.4 words/s |
| Machine learning | - | 72.5 images/s |
| Camera shooting | - | 33.75 images/s |
| HTML 5 | - | 3.81 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | - | 901.1 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 55% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Score | 6216 | 7577 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Fortnite | - | 60 FPS [High] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Apple iPhone 11 Pro 828 x 1792 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Google Tensor and A13 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55 |
2x 2.66 GHz – Lightning 4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2660 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | - | 832 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 8.5 billion |
| TDP | 10 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP20 | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall | - |
| GPU frequency | 848 MHz | - |
| Execution units | 20 | 4 |
| Shading units | 320 | - |
| FLOPS | 2171 Gigaflops | 736 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | - |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | - |
| Max size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Tensor Processing Unit | Yes, Neural Engine |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2688 x 1242 |
| 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, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 220 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2021 | September 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9845 | - |
| Official page | Google Tensor official site | - |
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