Google Tensor G5 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G5, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G5 and MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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 G5
1445942
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1675507
CPU321891388482
GPU490471610993
Memory321568375299
UX312012300733
NanoReview Score14459421675507
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G5
2267
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1617
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G5
5712
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6406
File Compressionn/a281.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a197.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a233.6 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a24 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a55.9 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a138.6 frames/s
HDRn/a200.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a7.2 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A520
- 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3400 3250
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 6 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model n/a Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture n/a Valhall 5th gen
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units n/a 7
Shader Units n/a 128
Total shader n/a 896
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenCL n/a 3.2
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes MediaTek NPU 880

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4266 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth n/a 68.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 GB

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
Max. resolution 3840x2400 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed n/a Up to 5170 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced August, 2025 yr May, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.

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