Apple M2 (iPad) vs Google Tensor G1

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M2 (iPad) with Google Tensor G1. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

M2 (iPad)

Tensor G1

898371

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M2 (iPad)

2620

Tensor G1

1318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M2 (iPad)

9793

Tensor G1

3179

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard	2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	20000 million
TDP	20 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Google Tensor AI

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M2 GPU	Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1398 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	8	20
Shaders	1024	320
OpenCL API		3.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	3840x2160
Max camera resolution		1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) 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 Gbps	3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.2
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS