Google Tensor vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (October 2021 vs November 2022)
Basic
Google
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2021
Launch Date
November 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9845
Model Name
SM8550-AB
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
4 nm
2800 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G78 MP20
GPU name
Adreno 740
848 MHz
GPU frequency
680 MHz
2.1709 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
64
Shading units
1280
20
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.3
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
51.2 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Tensor Processing Unit
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
3 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
5.6 W
TDP
6.3 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor
1319
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
+51%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor
3234
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
+65%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Tensor
584
+11%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
528
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Tensor
1783
+1%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1761
AnTuTu 10
Tensor
813782
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709
+91%
FP32 (float)
Tensor
2213
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3411
+54%
