Google Tensor G2 vs. Google Tensor G6: CPU and GPU Performance Comparison

Tensor G2 was released in 2022, while Tensor G6 arrived in 2026. In tests of actual Pixel phones, the difference between them is especially large in Geekbench 6 and 3DMark.

Key Differences

Tensor G6 has one C1-Ultra core clocked at up to 4.11 GHz, four C1-Pro cores reaching up to 3.38 GHz, and two more C1-Pro cores reaching up to 2.65 GHz. The number of CPU cores has fallen from eight to seven, but the G6’s Geekbench 6 results are noticeably higher.

Performance in Real Smartphones

The Geekbench 6 results of the Pixel 7, Pixel 7a, and Pixel 7 Pro differ only slightly. The Pixel 11 Pro scores 2688 points in Single-Core and 6871 in Multi-Core. Compared with the Pixel 7 Pro, that represents gains of approximately 84% and 78%, respectively.

The Pixel 11 Pro XL scores 2888 points in Single-Core and 7641 points in Multi-Core. Both results are approximately 98% higher than those of the Pixel 7 Pro.

In AnTuTu 11, the Pixel 7 Pro scores 1.12 million points, while the Pixel 11 Pro scores 1.93 million. The difference is approximately 72%. The Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL are nearly equal in AnTuTu 11, but the Pro XL is faster in Geekbench 6.

Graphics Performance

Compared with the Pixel 7 Pro, the Pixel 11 Pro’s result in 3DMark Wild Life Extreme is approximately 76% higher, while the Pixel 11 Pro XL’s is 81% higher.

In the standard Wild Life test, the Pixel 7 scores around 6523 points, while the Pixel 11 Pro XL scores 13 107-approximately twice as much.

Synthetic tests do not show gaming FPS directly, but they accurately reflect the scale of the difference between the two GPU generations.

Conclusion

According to Pixel tests, Tensor G6 is approximately twice as fast as G2 in Geekbench 6 and significantly stronger in graphics benchmarks. For Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro owners, upgrading to models with Tensor G6 delivers especially large gains in single-threaded performance and graphics.