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Home > Smartphone processors comparison > Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Tensor – specs and benchmarks

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Vs Tensor

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
VS
Tensor
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Tensor
We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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.
  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v9
  5. GeekBench 5
  6. Specs

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
57
Tensor
36
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
60
Tensor
34
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
86
Tensor
82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
68
Tensor
51

Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 14.29% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor (3200 vs 2800 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 15.57% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor (980 vs 848 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 31.25% higher memory frequency than Tensor (4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Tensor (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 76.31% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor (1,277 K vs 724 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor.

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Tensor

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +79%
1276749
Tensor
724169
CPU 270867 181161
GPU 567801 294446
Memory 239879 103174
UX 198202 145388
Total score 1276749 724169

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +45%
1490
Tensor
1026
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 +81%
5198
Tensor
2879
Image compression 251.3 Mpixels/s -
Face detection 46.2 images/s -
Speech recognition 122.9 words/s -
Machine learning 114.1 images/s -
Camera shooting 51.7 images/s -
HTML 5 5.81 Mnodes/s -
SQLite 1510 Mnodes/s -

3DMark

100%
SD 8 Gen 2
48%
Tensor
Score: 12967

Stability - 56%
Graphics test 81 FPS 37 FPS
Score 12967 6235

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Google Tensor

Display

Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz 4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz
Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
HDR HDR Vivid, HDR10+, HDR10 HDR
Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -

  CPU

85%
SD 8 Gen 2
74%
Tensor
Processor Speed (Frequency)

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000 MHz 1800 MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - -
L2 cache 1 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nm 5 nm
Transistor count - -
TDP 10 W 5.6 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 740 Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
GPU frequency 980 MHz 848 MHz
Execution units - 20
Shading units - 320
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5x LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth - 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Tensor Processing Unit
Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1 x 200 MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Download Speed
4G (MB/s)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
2500
Tensor
N/A
5G (MB/s)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
10000
Tensor
7350
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
316
Tensor
N/A
5G (MB/s)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3500
Tensor
3670
Modem Snapdragon X70 Exynos 5300g
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Peak Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 7350 Mbps
Peak Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced Date November 2022 October 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8550-AB S5E9845
Official page Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site Tensor official site
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU
57%
GPU
60%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

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Review By TenzysTech
Google Tensor
Google Tensor
CPU
36%
GPU
34%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

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Review By TenzysTech

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