Overview - Tensor G3 Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Tensor G3 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs by Google and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 9-core and 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 G3 43
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Tensor G3 36
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tensor G3 86
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Tensor G3 55
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Tensor G3 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 281756 374214
GPU 364449 516258
Memory 148341 344248
UX 181913 259884
Total score 976459 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 3.09% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (3000 vs 2910 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 23.60% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (1100 vs 890 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 53.06% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor G3 (1,495 K vs 976 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor G3.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Tensor G3 1626
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Tensor G3 3598
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

72%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
    4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
    4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
    1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 9 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache - 8 MB
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 6 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Valhall 4th gen Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 890 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 7 2
  • Shading units 192 768
  • FLOPS 2415.8 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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 5300i Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7300 Mbps 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3700 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 7 7
  • Bluetooth 5.3 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 G3

CPU
43%
GPU
36%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%
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