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Home > Smartphone processors comparison > Snapdragon 870 vs Tensor – specs and benchmarks

Snapdragon 870 Vs Tensor

Snapdragon 870
VS
Tensor
Snapdragon 870
Tensor
We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 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 870
61
Tensor
56
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870
53
Tensor
53
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870
75
Tensor
82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870
63
Tensor
64

Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
  • Snapdragon 870 has 14.29% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor (3200 vs 2800 MHz).
Pros of Google Tensor
  • Tensor has 31.47% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (848 vs 645 MHz).
  • Tensor has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Tensor has 28.57% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (5 vs 7 nm).
  • Tensor has 12.43% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (724 K vs 644 K ).
  • Tensor Support 16.36% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 870 (51.2 vs 44 GB/s).

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 870
vs
Tensor

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870
644114
Tensor +13%
724169
CPU 179347 181161
GPU 270188 294446
Memory 98761 103174
UX 95818 145388
Total score 644114 724169

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score
Snapdragon 870 +1%
1038
Tensor
1026
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 870 +24%
3569
Tensor
2879
Image compression 180.6 Mpixels/s -
Face detection 25.25 images/s -
Speech recognition 54.7 words/s -
Machine learning 56.95 images/s -
Camera shooting 28 images/s -
HTML 5 - -
SQLite 989.1 Mnodes/s -

3DMark

33%
SD 870
48%
Tensor
Score: 6235

Stability 90% 56%
Graphics test 25 FPS 37 FPS
Score 4258 6235

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Google Tensor

Display

Max On-Device Display 4K @ 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 HDR10+, HDR10 HDR
Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
Color Gamut Rec2020 -

  CPU

92%
SD 870
81%
Tensor
Processor Speed (Frequency)

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 7 nm 5 nm
Transistor count - -
TDP 10 W 5.6 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
GPU frequency 645 MHz 848 MHz
Execution units 2 20
Shading units 512 320
FLOPS 1,267 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Tensor Processing Unit
Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, 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 870
2500
Tensor
N/A
5G (MB/s)
Snapdragon 870
7500
Tensor
7350
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
Snapdragon 870
316
Tensor
N/A
5G (MB/s)
Snapdragon 870
3000
Tensor
3670
Modem X55 Exynos 5300g
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Peak Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 7350 Mbps
Peak Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced Date January 2021 October 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-ACSM8250-AC S5E9845
Official page Snapdragon 870 official site Tensor official site
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
CPU
61%
GPU
53%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

55.25


Review By TenzysTech
Google Tensor
Google Tensor
CPU
56%
GPU
53%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

47.75


Review By TenzysTech

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