Overview - Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 26
Tensor G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 19
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 86
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 44
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Tensor G3
CPU 105049 281756
GPU 110865 364449
Memory 90267 148341
UX 87211 181913
Total score 393392 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 32.27% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (2910 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 31.25% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 148.22% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (976 K vs 393 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1.
  • Tensor G3 Support 190.91% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (64 vs 22 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 779
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 2269
Tensor G3 3598

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz 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

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.8 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 - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency - 890 MHz
  • Execution units - 7
  • Shading units - 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 22 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 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 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, 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 X62 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, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU
26%
GPU
19%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Google Tensor G3

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