Google Tensor G5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Compared 2 processors: Google Tensor G5, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Google Tensor G5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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 8s Gen 4
2082208
CPU321891475806
GPU490471881311
Memory321568390065
UX312012335026
NanoReview Score14459422082208
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Tensor G5
2267
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2154
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Tensor G5
5712
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6880
File Compressionn/a293.2 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a196.7 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a221.6 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a24.1 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a63.9 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a154.6 frames/s
HDRn/a217.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a8.01 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 5x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A520
- 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3400 3210
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 6 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model n/a Adreno 825
Architecture n/a Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1150 MHz
Execution Units n/a 2
Shader Units n/a 512
Total shader n/a 1024
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan n/a 1.3
OpenCL n/a 2.0
DirectX n/a 12

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 n/a 4800 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth n/a 76.8 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 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 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
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed n/a Up to 4200 MB/s
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 April, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename n/a SM8735

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 the clear winner in this comparison.

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