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Google Tensor G3
Overview - Dimensity 1080 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 1080 vs Tensor G3 SoCs by Mediatek 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 1080 28
Tensor G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 1080 22
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 1080 79
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 1080 43
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 1080 Tensor G3
CPU 143941 281756
GPU 140125 364449
Memory 96692 148341
UX 136066 181913
Total score 516824 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 1080

  • Dimensity 1080 has 6.74% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (950 vs 890 MHz).

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 11.92% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 1080 (2910 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 31.25% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 1080 (4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 1080 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Tensor G3 has 88.93% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 1080 (976 K vs 517 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 1080.
  • Tensor G3 Support 137.04% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 1080 (64 vs 27 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 1080 766
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 1080 2252
Tensor G3 3598

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @120Hz 4K
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

69%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

91%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    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 256 KB -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 10 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MC4 Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 890 MHz
  • Execution units 5 7
  • Shading units 64 192
  • 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 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 27 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Exynos 5300i
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Dimensity 1080

CPU
28%
GPU
22%
Memory
38%
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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