Google Tensor vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 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: 3200 MHz (2800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: May 2022 (October 2021 vs May 2022)

Basic

Google
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2021
Launch Date
May 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
-
S5E9845
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X23x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A7104x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
4 nm
2800 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G78 MP20
GPU name
Adreno 730
848 MHz
GPU frequency
900 MHz
2.1709 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
64
Shading units
-
20
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
12

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
5.2
Bluetooth
5.3
6
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
51.2 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
51.2 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 3.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, 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 Plus Gen 1
1665 +26%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor
3234
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202 +30%
AnTuTu 10
Tensor
813782
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1178340 +45%