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Google Tensor G3
Overview - Snapdragon 680 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 680 vs Tensor G3 SoCs by Qualcomm and Google respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 9-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 680 16
Tensor G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 680 10
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 680 79
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 680 35
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 680 Tensor G3
CPU 81097 281756
GPU 38425 364449
Memory 68438 148341
UX 63600 181913
Total score 251560 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

  • Snapdragon 680 has 25.17% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (1114 vs 890 MHz).

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 21.25% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 680 (2910 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 680 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 680 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Tensor G3 has 288.16% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 680 (976 K vs 252 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 680.
  • Tensor G3 Support 276.47% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 680 (64 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 680 368
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 680 1496
Tensor G3 3598

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 90 Hz 4K
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

63%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
    1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
    4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
    4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 9
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Adreno 610 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency 1114 MHz 890 MHz
  • Execution units 2 7
  • Shading units 96 192
  • FLOPS - 2415.8 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X11 Exynos 5300i
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support No Yes
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.1 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

CPU
16%
GPU
10%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Google Tensor G3

CPU
52%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%
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