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Google Tensor
Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 870 39
Tensor 36
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 34
Tensor 34
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Tensor 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 49
Tensor 51
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

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

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 1038
Tensor 1026

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Tensor 2879

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Tensor

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Tensor

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Tensor

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Tensor

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Tensor

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Tensor

3DMark

Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
Stability 56%

Graphics test 37 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

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 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

85%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • 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
  • 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
Full list of technical specifications

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
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

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
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X55 Exynos 5300g
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

CPU
39%
GPU
34%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

Google Tensor

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