Google Tensor G4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Flagship

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leads the Google Tensor G4 by 18% on AnTuTu v11 (17.56 Lakhs vs 14.85 Lakhs) and is 10% faster in Geekbench multi-core. Where the Google Tensor G4 does better: newer Arm instruction set (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A) and 2% faster RAM (4266 MHz vs 4200 MHz).

Google Tensor G4 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: key differences

Where the Google Tensor G4 leads

Newer Arm instruction set

ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
2% faster RAM

4266 MHz vs 4200 MHz
Newer storage standard

UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0

Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leads

8% higher peak CPU clock

3.36 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
2x larger L3 cache

8 MB vs 4 MB
31% more GPU compute power

2208.8 GFLOPS vs 1684.4 GFLOPS
18% higher AnTuTu v11 score

17.56 Lakhs vs 14.85 Lakhs
10% faster in Geekbench multi-core

5,037 vs 4,581

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+18% faster

Tensor G4 14,85,111

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 17,56,001

Geekbench Single-Core

+0% faster

Tensor G4 1,936

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1,942

Geekbench Multi-Core

+10% faster

Tensor G4 4,581

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5,037

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Tensor G4 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Overview

Launch Date: August 2024; November 2022
Chipset Class: Flagship; Flagship
Manufacturer: Google; Qualcomm
Model Number: GS401; SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 8
Core Configuration: 1x Cortex X4 - 3.1GHz
3x Cortex A720 - 2.6GHz
4x Cortex A520 - 1.95GHz; 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710
3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510
Max Frequency: 3100 MHz; 3360 MHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9.2-A; ARMv9-A
Process Node: 4 nm; 4 nm
Manufacturing: Samsung; TSMC
L2 Cache: -; 1 MB
L3 Cache: 4 MB; 8 MB
TDP: 6 W; 8.5 W

GPU

GPU Name: ARM Mali-G715 MP7; Adreno 740
GPU Frequency: 940 MHz; 680 MHz
Shading Units: 1344 shaders; 1024
FLOPS: 1684.4 GFLOPS; 2208.8 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: No; Yes
NPU: Google Edge TPU; Hexagon NPU
API Support: Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0; Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency: 4266 MHz; 4200 MHz
Memory Bus: 4x 16-bit; 4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth: 68.26 GB/s; 67.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size: 16 GB; 24 GB
Storage Type: UFS 4.0; UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 200MP; 200 MP
Video Capture: 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS; 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS
Max Display Resolution: 4K; 4K
Video Playback: 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS; 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video Codecs: H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1, VP9; H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1
Audio Codecs: AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV; AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem: Samsung Exynos 5400; Snapdragon X70 5G
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 14.79 Gbps; 10 Gbps
Upload Speed: 3.87 Gbps; 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi: 7; 7
Bluetooth: 5.3; 5.3
Navigation: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS; GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC