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Google Tensor
Overview - Tensor Vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Tensor vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoCs by Google and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Tensor 36
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 91
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Tensor 34
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 96
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tensor 82
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Tensor 51
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 91
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Tensor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU 181161 495720
GPU 294446 914123
Memory 103174 361002
UX 145388 338475
Total score 724169 2109320
Key Differences

Pros of Google Tensor

  • Tensor has 10.13% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (848 vs 770 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 17.86% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor (3300 vs 2800 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 50.00% higher memory frequency than Tensor (4800 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Tensor (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 191.27% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor (2,109 K vs 724 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor.
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Support 50.39% higher memory bandwidth than Tensor (77 vs 51.2 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Tensor 1026
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2329

Multi-Core Score

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Tensor 2879
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 7526

3DMark

Stability 56%

Graphics test 37 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR HDR HDR Vivid, HDR10, HDR10+
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

87%
Turbo Clock Speed

3300 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

103%
Base Frequency

2260 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
    2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
    1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache 3 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
  • Process 5 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 5.6 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 750
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 848 MHz 770 MHz
  • Execution units 20 -
  • Shading units 320 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 77 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 12 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Exynos 5300g Snapdragon X75
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Google Tensor

CPU
36%
GPU
34%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

CPU
91%
GPU
96%
Memory
56%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%
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