Google Tensor G3
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor G3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3800 MHz (2910 MHz vs 3800 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (October 2023 vs November 2025)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2023
Launch Date
November 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Tensor G3
Model Name
SM8845
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
9
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
2910 MHz
Frequency
3800 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G715 MP7
GPU name
Adreno 840
890 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
2.4158 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
192
Shading units
512
7
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
Vulkan version
1.4
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2540
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 7300 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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, UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4.7 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor G3
1767
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804 +59%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor G3
4477
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057 +125%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Google Pixel 8a
Google Tensor G3
990
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1802