Overview - Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 8 Gen 3 75
Tensor G3 43
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 74
Tensor G3 36
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 86
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 78
Tensor G3 55
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Tensor G3
CPU 495720 281756
GPU 914123 364449
Memory 361002 148341
UX 338475 181913
Total score 2109320 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 13.40% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (3300 vs 2910 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 14.29% higher memory frequency than Tensor G3 (4800 vs 4200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 116.02% better AnTuTu 9 score than Tensor G3 (2,109 K vs 976 K).

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 15.58% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (890 vs 770 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2329
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 7526
Tensor G3 3598

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz 4K
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 8K @ 30 Hz -
  • HDR HDR Vivid, HDR10, HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

82%
Turbo Clock Speed

3300 MHz

72%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

56%
Base Frequency

2260 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    3x 3.15 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A720
    2x 2.26 GHz – Cortex-A520
    1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
    4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
    4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 9
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache 12 MB -
  • Process 4 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 750 Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency 770 MHz 890 MHz
  • Execution units - 7
  • Shading units - 192
  • FLOPS - 2415.8 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version - 1.3
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 77 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
  • Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • 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
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem Snapdragon X75 Exynos 5300i
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10000 Mbps 7300 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps 3700 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 7 7
  • Bluetooth 5.4 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 8 Gen 3

CPU
75%
GPU
74%
Memory
56%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Google Tensor G3

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