Google Tensor G3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G3, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Tensor G3
1147655
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3115282
CPU311872679852
GPU4291841283493
Memory194724646515
UX211875505422
NanoReview Score11476553115282
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G3
1760
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3393
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G3
4442
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11515
File Compression188.3 MB/s421.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser136.5 pages/s268 pages/s
PDF Rendering153 MP/sec300.8 MP/sec
Background Blur15 frames/s42.4 frames/s
Photo Processing47 frames/s115.6 frames/s
Image Detection100.8 frames/s353.8 frames/s
HDR136.9 MP/sec339.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.52 MP/sec14.1 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
- 4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
- 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
- 2x 4.6 GHz -
- 6x 3.63 GHz -
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 9 8
Frequency 2910 4600
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9.2-A
L3 Cache n/a 16 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G715 MP7 n/a
Architecture Valhall 4th gen n/a
GPU Frequency 890 MHz n/a
Execution Units 7 n/a
Shader Units 128 n/a
Total shader 896 n/a
FLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS 3990 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 n/a
OpenCL 2.0 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 16 GB n/a

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels n/a
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5300i n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 3700 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 5.3 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced October, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS301 (S5P9865) SM8850

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Tensor G3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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