Google Tensor G5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G5, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G5 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 G5
1445942
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3115282
CPU321891679852
GPU4904711283493
Memory321568646515
UX312012505422
NanoReview Score14459423115282
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G5
2267
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3393
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G5
5712
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11515
File Compressionn/a421.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a268 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a300.8 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a42.4 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a115.6 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a353.8 frames/s
HDRn/a339.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a14.1 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A520
- 2x 4.6 GHz -
- 6x 3.63 GHz -
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3400 4600
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L3 Cache n/a 16 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 3990 GFLOPS

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
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
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 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

4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced August, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename n/a SM8850

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