Apple A16 Bionic vs Google Tensor G2

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A16 Bionic with Google Tensor G2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth	2x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million
TDP	8 Watt	7 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Google Tensor AI

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 6 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 6	Mali-G710 MP10
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Valhall
GPU frequency	1398 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	5	7
Shaders	640	112
OpenCL API		3.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2796x1290	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	7.35 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS