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Google Tensor G3
Overview - Snapdragon 888 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 888 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 888 43
Tensor G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 888 38
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 888 82
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 888 54
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 888 Tensor G3
CPU 211734 281756
GPU 306250 364449
Memory 133870 148341
UX 156641 181913
Total score 808495 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 2.46% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 (2910 vs 2840 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 5.95% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 (890 vs 840 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 31.25% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 888 (4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Tensor G3 has 20.77% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 888 (976 K vs 808 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 888.
  • Tensor G3 Support 25.00% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 888 (64 vs 51.2 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 1126
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 3681
Tensor G3 3598

Image compression

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Snapdragon 888 177.1
Tensor G3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 888 26.5
Tensor G3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 888 67.7
Tensor G3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 888 59.9
Tensor G3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 888 37.5
Tensor G3

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 888 3.96
Tensor G3

SQLite

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Snapdragon 888 1060
Tensor G3

3DMark

Stability 91%

Graphics test 30 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz 4K
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

75%
Turbo Clock Speed

2840 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

82%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 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 ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 5 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 660 Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency 840 MHz 890 MHz
  • Execution units 2 7
  • Shading units 512 192
  • FLOPS 1720 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 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 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 780 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 120FPS 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 X60 Exynos 5300i
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 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 888

CPU
43%
GPU
38%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Google Tensor G3

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