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Google Tensor G5
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Google Tensor G5
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor G5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Google Tensor G5
Google Tensor G5
Google Tensor G5
  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: August 2025 (August 2025 vs May 2022)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Qualcomm
August 2025
Launch Date
May 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
-
Tensor G5
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A525
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Adreno 730
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
900 MHz
1.536 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
3840 x 2400
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
-
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 3.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- 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 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor G5
2222 +33%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1665
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor G5
5598 +33%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202
AnTuTu 10
Tensor G5
1417023 +20%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1178340

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