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Google Tensor G2
Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs Tensor G2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 vs Tensor G2 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 G2 39
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 34
Tensor G2 36
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Tensor G2 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 49
Tensor G2 52
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870 Tensor G2
CPU 179347 203226
GPU 270188 298514
Memory 98761 114682
UX 95818 157662
Total score 644114 774084
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Snapdragon 870 has 12.28% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor G2 (3200 vs 2850 MHz).

Pros of Google Tensor G2

  • Tensor G2 has 31.78% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (850 vs 645 MHz).
  • Tensor G2 has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Tensor G2 has 28.57% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (5 vs 7 nm).
  • Tensor G2 has 20.18% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (774 K vs 644 K ).
  • Tensor G2 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 870.
  • Tensor G2 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 G2 1059

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Tensor G2 3251

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Tensor G2 168.3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Tensor G2 24.5

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Tensor G2 69.4

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Tensor G2 71.2

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Tensor G2 31.2

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 870
Tensor G2 2.97

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Tensor G2 1010

3DMark

Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
Stability 72%

Graphics test 38 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz Ultra HD(4K)
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+, HDR10 HDR10+, HDR
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

85%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

75%
Turbo Clock Speed

2850 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 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X1
    2x 2.35 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
  • Process 7 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 7 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G710 MP7
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3
  • GPU frequency 645 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 2 7
  • Shading units 512 112
  • FLOPS 1,267 Gigaflops 1153 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 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Next-gen 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, NAVIC
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 G2

CPU
39%
GPU
36%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%
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