Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
Google Tensor G4

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Google Tensor G4 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3800 MHz (3800 MHz vs 3100 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (November 2025 vs August 2024)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Google
November 2025
Launch Date
August 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
SM8845
Model Name
Tensor G4
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3800 MHz
Frequency
3100 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 840
GPU name
Mali-G715 MP7
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
940 MHz
-
FLOPS
2.5267 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
192
3.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.4
Vulkan version
1.3
3840 x 2540
Max display resolution
3840 x 2400
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

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

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4200 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 320MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804 +37%
Tensor G4
2045
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057 +104%
Tensor G4
4932

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1802
Google Pixel 9a
Google Tensor G4
1060
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
18388
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Google Tensor G4
13261