Google Tensor
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (2800 MHz vs 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (October 2021 vs September 2025)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2021
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9845
Model Name
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Architecture
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
3 nm
2800 MHz
Frequency
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G78 MP20
GPU name
Adreno 840
848 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
2.1709 TFLOPS
FLOPS
3.6864 TFLOPS
64
Shading units
512
20
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 7350 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5.2
Bluetooth
6.0
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
up to 5300MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

3 MB
L2 Cache
24 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K video capture @120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K HDR video playback @60FPS
5.6 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Tensor Processing Unit
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor
1319
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757 +185%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor
3234
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644 +291%
FP32 (float)
Tensor
2213
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3612 +63%
AnTuTu 10
Tensor
813782
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240 +302%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Google Pixel 6
Google Tensor
703
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Google Pixel 6
Google Tensor
653
Honor Magic8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3043
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 6
Google Tensor
6379
Realme GT8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
22090
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Google Pixel 6
Google Tensor
1907
Xiaomi 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
6031
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google Tensor
28287
Xiaomi 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
189969
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google Tensor
11930
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
27852