Google Tensor G4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor G4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (4 nm vs 7 nm)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (64 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: August 2024 (August 2024 vs January 2021)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3100 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Qualcomm
August 2024
Launch Date
January 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Tensor G4
Model Name
SM8250-AC
1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
7 nm
3100 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G715 MP7
GPU name
Adreno 650
940 MHz
GPU frequency
670 MHz
2.5267 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
192
Shading units
512
-
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
3840 x 2400
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

-
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.2
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
64 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
-
L2 Cache
1 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
-
TDP
6 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor G4
2045 +78%
Snapdragon 870
1151
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor G4
4932 +48%
Snapdragon 870
3336
AnTuTu 10
Tensor G4
1199938 +51%
Snapdragon 870
794278
FP32 (float)
Tensor G4
2475 +84%
Snapdragon 870
1345