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.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
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 benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 179347 | 181161 |
| GPU | 270188 | 294446 |
| Memory | 98761 | 103174 |
| UX | 95818 | 145388 |
| Total score | 644114 | 724169 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| 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 87048%
TensorScore: 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 TensorDisplay
| 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 87081%
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)
5G (MB/s)
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
| 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
55.25
Review By TenzysTech
Google Tensor
47.75
Review By TenzysTech
