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Google Tensor
Overview - Snapdragon 685 Vs Tensor

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 685 vs Tensor SoCs by Qualcomm and Google respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-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 36
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 685 11
Tensor 34
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 685 79
Tensor 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 685 36
Tensor 51
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 685 Tensor
CPU 81894 181161
GPU 39122 294446
Memory 77991 103174
UX 71216 145388
Total score 270223 724169
Key Differences

Pros of Google Tensor

  • Tensor has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 685 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Tensor has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (5 vs 6 nm).
  • Tensor has 167.99% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (724 K vs 270 K ).
  • Tensor Support 201.18% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 (51.2 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 377
Tensor 1026

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 1609
Tensor 2879

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability 56%

Graphics test 37 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display HD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz 4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 1080 × 2520 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - 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

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

86%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
    4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
    2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
    2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 3 MB
  • L3 cache - 4 MB
  • Process 6 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 5.6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G78 MP20
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
  • GPU frequency - 848 MHz
  • Execution units 2 20
  • Shading units 96 320
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Tensor Processing Unit
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
  • 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 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • 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 5300g
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support No Yes
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • 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

CPU
36%
GPU
34%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%
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