Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
vs
Google Tensor G5

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Google Tensor G5 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: August 2025 (January 2021 vs August 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Google
January 2021
Launch Date
August 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8250-AC
Model Name
Tensor G5
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)
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A525
8
Cores
8
7 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
10.3
Transistor count
-

GPU Specifications

Adreno 650
GPU name
-
670 MHz
GPU frequency
1100 MHz
1.3721 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.536 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2400
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 22
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Tensor G5
2222 +93%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Tensor G5
5598 +68%
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1345
Tensor G5
1567 +17%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
794278
Tensor G5
1417023 +78%