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Google Tensor G3
Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 870 39
Tensor G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 34
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 49
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870 Tensor G3
CPU 179347 281756
GPU 270188 364449
Memory 98761 148341
UX 95818 181913
Total score 644114 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Snapdragon 870 has 9.97% higher CPU clock speed than Tensor G3 (3200 vs 2910 MHz).

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 37.98% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (890 vs 645 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 52.73% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (4200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Tensor G3 has 51.60% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (976 K vs 644 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 870.
  • Tensor G3 Support 45.45% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 870 (64 vs 44 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 1038
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Tensor G3 3598

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Tensor G3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Tensor G3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Tensor G3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Tensor G3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Tensor G3

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Tensor G3

3DMark

Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

85%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 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)
    1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
    4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
    4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 9
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 7 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency 645 MHz 890 MHz
  • Execution units 2 7
  • Shading units 512 192
  • FLOPS 1,267 Gigaflops 2415.8 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • 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 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • 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 5300i
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • 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 G3

CPU
52%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%
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