We have arranged a complete comparison of Snapdragon 888 vs Google Tensor where Qualcomm and Google launched these SoCs, respectively. We have compared these two 8 core processors based on their pros and cons, Geekbench, Antutu, and technical specifications.
CPU Performance
Gaming Performance
Battery Life
Tenzys Tech Score
Contents
- 1 Major differences between Snapdragon 888 Vs Google Tensor
- 2 Full comparison between Snapdragon 888 vs Google Tensor
- 3 Antutu 9
- 4 GeekBench 5
- 5 Display
- 6 CPU
- 7 Graphics
- 8 Memory
- 9 Multimedia (ISP)
- 10 Connectivity
- 11 Info
- 12 Additional
- 13 Review by Tenzys Tech
- 14 Q n A
- 15 Snapdragon 730G vs Snapdragon 720G: Complete comparison
- 16 Snapdragon 732G vs Snapdragon 720G: Tests and Benchmarks
- 17 Snapdragon 732G vs Snapdragon 730G: Tests And Benchmarks
Major differences between Snapdragon 888 Vs Google Tensor
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- By Developers, Games are more often optimized for snapdragon than Google.
- Download speed of Snapdragon 888 is ~108% higher than Google Tensor(2500 Mbps vs 1200 Mbps).
- Upload speed of Snapdragon 888 is 58% higher than Google Tensor(316 Mbps vs 200 Mbps).
- Snapdragon 888 has a 1.42% higher CPU clock speed than Google Tensor (2840 vs 2800 MHz).
- Snapdragon 888 has 18.38% higher Antutu 9 score than Google Tensor (800k vs 676k).
Pros of Qualcomm Google Tensor
- Google Tensor is announced 11-months later than Snapdragon 888, hence better.
Full comparison between Snapdragon 888 vs Google Tensor
| SoC: | Snapdragon 888 | Google Tensor |
Antutu 9
Total Score:
| CPU | 212299 | 167563 |
| GPU | 302110 | 278665 |
| Memory | 135341 | 91371 |
| UX | 150913 | 138716 |
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GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 176.7 Mpixels/s | – |
| Face detection | 27.4 images/s | – |
| Speech recognition | 68.35 words/s | – |
| Machine learning | 66.45 images/s | – |
| Camera shooting | 36.4 images/s | – |
| HTML 5 | 3.91 Mnodes/s | – |
| SQLite | 1060 Krows/s | – |
Display
| Max On-Device Display | 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz | 4K, QHD+ |
| Max On-Display Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| HDR | HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision | HDR10+, HDR10 |
| Color Depth | Up to 10-bit | Up to 10-bit |
| Color Gamut | Rec2020 | Rec2020 |
CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) | 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | – |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | – |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Transistor Count | – | – |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 20 |
| Shading units | 512 | 320 |
| FLOPS | 1,720 GFLOPS | – |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | – |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | – |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
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Connectivity
| Modem | X60 | – |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | – |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 200 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | October 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8350 | – |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site | Google Tensor official site |
Additional
| Charging | Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 technology Qualcomm Quick Charge AI(0-100% in less than 15 minutes) | – |
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Review by Tenzys Tech
CPU
The CPU of Snapdragon 888 is clocked up to 2.84 GHz while Google Tensor is clocked up to 2.8 GHz, SD 888 also have the latest cortex A78 cores of 2.42 GHz while Google Tensor has cortex A76 cores of frequency 2.25 GHz only. Due to this Snapdragon 888 has a better performance gain hence, a better option than Google Tensor.
GPU
GPU of chipset snapdragon 888 is equipped with Adreno 660 while the Google Tensor is equipped with ARM Mali G78 MP20. Frankly, Adreno 660 is slightly better than ARM Mali G78 MP20 other than the clock speed, so choose wisely. Also Read: Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 888 Plus
Memory
In-memory section, Snapdragon 888 supports the extension of RAM up to 24 GB while Google Tensor supports the extension of RAM up to 12 GB only. Hence, SD 888 is a better choice in this section.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Summary
Overall a high-end chipset in a flagship series.
Google Tensor
Summary
Fist processor by Google.
Q n A
Which is better Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 or Google Tensor?
Based on technical Specifications, Snapdragon 888 is a better SoC than Google Tensor in terms of CPU where SD 888 has the latest Cortex A78 vs Cortex A76 core in Tensor and has a higher Antutu 9 score than Google Tensor SoC. Apart from that Snapdragon 888 also has a better GPU (Adreno 660 vs Mali G78 MP20) and in other factors like Geekbench5, downloading and uploading speed, etc. SD 888 has better configurations.
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