Apple M4 (iPad) vs Google Tensor G4

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

Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to Google Tensor G4 (57/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

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

Apple M4 (iPad)

99/100
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Google Tensor G4
Google

Google Tensor G4

57/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
NanoReview Score 99.0 Excellent —
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 55.0 Below Average
DeviceBenchmark Score — 57.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

3DMark

3DMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
Graphics test 26 FPS —
Section 1 63 FPS —
Section 2 56 FPS —
Section 3 43 FPS —
Stability 71% 84%
Graphics test — 8 FPS

AI Accelerator

AI Accelerator specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
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 G4
CPU 915032 536742
GPU 1135331 414930
Memory 349968 215572
Total score 3116013 —
UX 715682 352693
Total score — 1519937

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
Architecture 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X43x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A7204x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 10 8
Frequency 4410 MHz 3100 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 — ARMv9.2-A

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
4G support LTE Cat. 24 —
5G support Yes —
Bluetooth 5.3 6.0
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps —
Modem Snapdragon X71 Exynos 5400c
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps —
Wi-Fi 6 7
5G support — Yes

GeekBench 6

GeekBench 6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
API Metal OpenCL
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 128.3 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 — 177.3 MB/sec
Background blur — 15.8 images/sec
Edge detection — 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Face detection — 8.51 images/sec
Feature matching — 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur — 0.36 Gpixels/sec
HTML 5 Browser — 134 pages/sec
Horizon detection — 0.32 Gpixels/sec
Image detection — 122 images/sec
PDF Renderer — 157 Mpixels/sec
Particle physics — 1273.7 FPS
Photo processing — 39.2 images/sec
Ray tracing — 4.65 Mpixels/sec
Stereo matching — 26.4 Gpixels/sec

Graphics

Graphics specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
FLOPS 3763.2 Gigaflops 1684.4 Gigaflops
GPU frequency 1470 MHz —
GPU frequency — 940 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 G4
Announced May 2024 August 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number — GS401 (S5P9875)
Successor — -Google Tensor G5

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
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 G4
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 display resolution — 3840 x 2400
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 G4
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 —
📘 2026-05-13(kiriguap) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-06-09(danyages) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-06-13(Plotwa) — CPU Throttle
📘 2026-07-11(123) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-07-14(123) — GeekBench GPU
📘 2026-08-21(Kazin) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-08-21(Leif) — AnTuTu

PCMark 3.0

PCMark 3.0 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
Data manipulation score — 14718
Phones tested — 4 models
Photo editing score — 21074
Video editing score — 7569
Web score — 10521
Writing score — 15880

Smartphones

Smartphones specifications comparison
Specification Apple M4 (iPad) Google Tensor G4
1.Google Pixel 9 Pro XL — 1672795
2.Google Pixel 9 Pro — 1606238
3.Google Pixel 9 — 1561427
4.Google Pixel 10a — 1422477
5.Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold — 1401321
6.Google Pixel 9a — 1321069
Phones with Tensor G4 — AnTuTu v11

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