Google Tensor G4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G4, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G4 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 G4
1257329
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3115282
CPU346368679852
GPU4578621283493
Memory219407646515
UX233692505422
NanoReview Score12573293115282
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G4
2005
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3393
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G4
4835
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11515
File Compression191.8 MB/s421.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser148.7 pages/s268 pages/s
PDF Rendering158.3 MP/sec300.8 MP/sec
Background Blur15.6 frames/s42.4 frames/s
Photo Processing46 frames/s115.6 frames/s
Image Detection123.4 frames/s353.8 frames/s
HDR134.5 MP/sec339.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.8 MP/sec14.1 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
- 2x 4.6 GHz -
- 6x 3.63 GHz -
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3100 4600
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L3 Cache n/a 16 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm

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 940 MHz n/a
Execution Units 7 n/a
Shader Units 128 n/a
Total shader 896 n/a
FLOPS 1684.4 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 3840x2400 pixels n/a
Camera n/a 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 5400c n/a
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
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 August, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename GS401 (S5P9875) SM8850

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Tensor G4 the clear winner in this comparison.

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