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34

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Snapdragon 685

55

Points
Google Tensor G3

Tensor G3
Overview - Snapdragon 685 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 685 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 685 14
Tensor G3 43
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 685 9
Tensor G3 36
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 685 79
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 685 34
Tensor G3 55
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 685 Tensor G3
CPU 81894 281756
GPU 39122 364449
Memory 77991 148341
UX 71216 181913
Total score 270223 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 3.93% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 685 (2910 vs 2800 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 685 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (4 vs 6 nm).
  • Tensor G3 has 261.35% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (976 K vs 270 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 685.
  • Tensor G3 Support 276.47% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 (64 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 377
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 1609
Tensor G3 3598

3DMark

0%
Snapdragon 685
Stability %

Graphics test -
N/A
Tensor G3
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display HD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz 4K
  • Max On-Display Resolution 1080 × 2520 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth Up to 12-bit, Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

69%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

72%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
    4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
     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 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency - 890 MHz
  • Execution units 2 7
  • Shading units 96 192
  • 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 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 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 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • 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 5300i
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 7300 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 390 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3700 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 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 685

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
CPU
14%
GPU
9%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Google Tensor G3

Google Tensor G3
CPU
43%
GPU
36%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%
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