Google Tensor vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (2800 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 64 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (October 2021 vs October 2023)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2021
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9845
Model Name
SM8650-AB
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
4 nm
2800 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G78 MP20
GPU name
Adreno 750
848 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
2.1709 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
64
Shading units
-
20
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.4
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
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
51.2 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

Tensor Processing Unit
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
3 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
5.6 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor
1319
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +66%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor
3234
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +119%
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Tensor
584
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
908 +55%
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Tensor
1783
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4048 +127%
AnTuTu 10
Tensor
813782
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536 +138%