Apple M4 (iPad) vs Google Tensor G3

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)

Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Google Tensor G3 (56/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M4 (iPad):
  • + Higher Performance score (99 vs 55)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
NanoReview Score 99.0 Excellent —
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 55.0 Below Average
DeviceBenchmark Score — 56.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

3DMark

3DMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
Graphics test 26 FPS —
Section 1 63 FPS —
Section 2 56 FPS —
Section 3 43 FPS —
Stability 71% 74%
Graphics test — 7 FPS

AI Accelerator

AI Accelerator specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
NPU theoretical performance 38 TOPS —
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine —
Neural processor (NPU) — Yes

AnTuTu 11

AnTuTu 11 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
CPU 915032 482403
GPU 1135331 384611
Memory 349968 218603
Total score 3116013 —
UX 715682 323399
Total score — 1409016

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
Architecture 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 10 9
Frequency 4410 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A —
L1 cache 192 KB —
L2 cache 16 MB —
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 28 billion —
Instruction set — ARMv9-A
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) — 6 W

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
4G support LTE Cat. 24 —
5G support Yes —
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps —
Modem Snapdragon X71 Exynos 5300i
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps —
Wi-Fi 6 7
4G support — LTE Cat. 24
5G support — Yes
Download speed — Up to 7300 Mbps
Upload speed — Up to 3700 Mbps

GeekBench 6

GeekBench 6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
API Metal Vulkan
Asset compression 501.5 MB/sec —
Background blur 54.3 images/sec —
Edge detection 2.32 Gpixels/sec —
Face detection 124.8 images/sec —
Feature matching 0.73 Gpixels/sec —
Gaussian blur 2.8 Gpixels/sec —
HDR 461.1 Mpixels/sec 142.1 Mpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser 305.6 pages/sec —
Horizon detection 1.7 Gpixels/sec —
Image detection 416.7 images/sec —
PDF Renderer 317.1 Mpixels/sec —
Particle physics 4657.1 FPS —
Photo processing 139.8 images/sec —
Ray tracing 14.9 Mpixels/sec —
Samples 7 tests 11 tests
Stereo matching 164.7 Gpixels/sec —
Asset compression — 197.6 MB/sec
Background blur — 13.2 images/sec
Edge detection — 0.35 Gpixels/sec
Face detection — 6.85 images/sec
Feature matching — 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur — 0.32 Gpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser — 134.7 pages/sec
Horizon detection — 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Image detection — 82.1 images/sec
PDF Renderer — 148.4 Mpixels/sec
Particle physics — 1088 FPS
Photo processing — 48.4 images/sec
Ray tracing — 5.34 Mpixels/sec
Stereo matching — 11.9 Gpixels/sec

Graphics

Graphics specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
FLOPS 3763.2 Gigaflops 1594.8 Gigaflops
GPU frequency 1470 MHz —
GPU frequency — 890 MHz
OpenCL version — 2.0
Pipelines — 7
Shading units — 128
Total shaders — 896
Vulkan version — 1.3

Info

Info specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
Announced May 2024 October 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number — GS301 (S5P9865)
Official page — Google Tensor G3 official site
Successor — -Google Tensor G5

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
Bus 8x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 120 Gb/s —
Max size 24 GB —
Memory frequency 7500 MHz —
Memory type LPDDR5X —
Max bandwidth — 68.2 Gb/s
Max size — 16 GB
Memory frequency — 4266 MHz
Memory type — LPDDR5X

Multimedia (ISP)

Multimedia (ISP) specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
Audio codecs - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV —
Max display resolution 2752 x 2064 —
Storage type NVMe —
Video capture 4K at 60FPS —
Video codecs - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 —
Video playback 4K at 60FPS —
Audio codecs — - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
Max camera resolution — 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max display resolution — 3840 x 2160
Storage type — UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Video capture — 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs — - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9
Video playback — 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2024-07-01(Aoul) GeekBench GPU —
📘 2024-07-10(Vlad) GeekBench GPU —
📘 2025-09-13(Yusuf baser) GeekBench CPU —
📘 2026-04-26(BG-M4-User) GeekBench GPU —
📘 2026-08-03(Astreeek) AnTuTu —
📘 2026-03-14(Spilled coffee) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-03-16(Quan) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-03-26(Bilal) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-04-13->Spaikleonow — AnTuTu
📘 2026-04-29->tonymenny — AnTuTu
📘 2026-05-04(Bilal Ahmed) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-05-04(reazz) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-05-05(s1mpick) — AnTuTu

Smartphones

Smartphones specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G3
1.Google Pixel 8 — 1443431
2.Google Pixel 8a — 1433693
3.Google Pixel 8 Pro — 1367231
Phones with Tensor G3 — AnTuTu v11

Looking for More Comparisons?

Browse all available head-to-head comparisons or select new devices in the comparison hub.

Apple M4 (iPad) vs Xiaomi Xring O3 Apple M4 (iPad) vs Apple M5 (iPad) Apple M4 (iPad) vs Apple M3 (iPad) Apple M4 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Browse Mobile Processors Comparisons → Launch Full Comparison Hub →