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Google Tensor G3 vs Apple M3

Last updated: 2026-06-05

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 58 %

Google Tensor G3

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M3

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 36 %

Google Tensor G3

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M3

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz

1,759

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

3,125

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz

4,533

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

11,863

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz

1,267

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

2,150

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz

3,631

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

10,450

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10

Apple M3 (10 Core)

3,550

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Google Tensor G3	Apple M3
Family	Google Tensor (5)	Apple M series (38)
CPU group	Google Tensor G3 (1)	Apple M3 (6)
Architecture	G3	M3
Technology	4 nm	3 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet	Notebook
Socket
Predecessor	Google Tensor	Apple M2
Successor		Apple M4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Google Tensor G3	Apple M3
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 8	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	1x Cortex-X3 2.91 GHz	4x Ibiza P-Core 0.70 - 4.06 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Cortex-A715 2.37 GHz	4x Ibiza E-Core 0.74 - 2.75 GHz
Core Cluster 3:	4x Cortex-A510 1.70 GHz
L2-Cache		20.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Google Tensor G3	Apple M3
GPU name	ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10	Apple M3 (10 Core)
GPU frequency	0.89 GHz	0.39 - 1.40 GHz
CUs / Shader	10 /	160 / 1280
Raytracing	✗	✓
Max. displays	2	2
Max. GPU Memory		24 GB
Technology	4 nm	3 nm
Release date	Q4/2022	Q4/2023

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Google Tensor G3	Apple M3
AI hardware	Google Tensor AI	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	Google Edge TPU	16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Google Tensor G3	Apple M3
Memory	LPDDR5-5500 (26.5 GB/s)	LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory	12 GB	24 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe		4.0
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen	Google Tensor G3	Apple M3
TDP	10 W	22 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down		15 W
T. junction max.		100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Google Tensor G3	Apple M3
Chip design	Chiplet	Monolithic
AES-NI	✗	✓
Operating systems	Android	macOS, iPadOS
Instruction set	Armv8.7-A (64 bit)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions		Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date	Q3/2023	Q4/2023
Release price
Documents

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Google Tensor G3 is 3.8 stars (108 ratings), while Apple M3 has received 4.6 stars (1638 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Google Tensor G3
8C / 8T · 2.91 GHz

★★★★★

Apple M3
8C / 8T · 0.70 - 4.06 GHz

★★★★★