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Google Tensor G3
Overview - Snapdragon 685 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 685 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 685 17
Tensor G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 685 11
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 685 79
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 685 36
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 685 Tensor G3
CPU 81894 281756
GPU 39122 364449
Memory 77991 148341
UX 71216 181913
Total score 270223 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 3.93% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 685 (2910 vs 2800 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 685 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Tensor G3 has 261.35% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (976 K vs 270 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 685.
  • Tensor G3 Support 276.47% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 (64 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 377
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 1609
Tensor G3 3598

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display HD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz 4K
  • Max On-Display Resolution 1080 × 2520 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth Up to 12-bit, Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

86%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
    4x 1.9 GHz – 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 ARMv8.2-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 600 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency - 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 UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 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 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

CPU
17%
GPU
11%
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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