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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Google Tensor G2

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
Google Tensor G2
Google Tensor G2

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Google Tensor G2, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the Google Tensor G2 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G710 MP7 GPU.

Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than Google Tensor G2

  • 62% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 2850 MHz)
  • 403% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 741K)
  • More advanced 3 nm process vs 5 nm
  • Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.4-A)
  • Geekbench 6 shows 233% faster single-core and 258% faster multi-core performance
  • Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
  • 4.8× higher compute performance (3.68 vs 0.7598 TFLOPS)
  • 66% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Released 2 years and 11 months later - (september 2025 vs October 2022)

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Google Tensor G2
50
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
Google Tensor G2
48
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
Google Tensor G2
74
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
Google Tensor G2
58

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +403%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
Google Tensor G2
740,583
CPU 1,075,208 189,497
GPU 1,385,137 296,587
MEM 400,897 102,428
UX 865,161 152,071
TOTAL 3,726,403 740,583

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
Single-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +233%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
Google Tensor G2
1,058
Multi-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +258%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
Google Tensor G2
3,039
Single-Core 3,524 1,058
Multi-Core 10,887 3,039
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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General

SoC Name Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Google Tensor G2
Launch Date september 2025 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model Number SM8850 GS201
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

CPU

Core Configuration 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores)
6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores)
2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex X1
2x 2.35 GHz - Cortex A78
4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55
CPU Cores 8 8
Max Clock Speed 4610 MHz 2850 MHz
Architecture ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 Cache 12 MB 512 KB
L3 Cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process Node 3 nm 5 nm
TDP - 7 W

GPU

GPU Adreno 840 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Architecture Adreno 800 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 848 MHz
Neural Processing Unit Hexagon NPU Tensor Processing Unit
Shading Units 512 448
Compute Performance 3.68 TFLOPS 759.8 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
Max Refresh Rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 -

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Frequency Up to 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16-bit channels 4x16-bit channels
Max Bandwidth 84.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 16 GB
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 320 MP 108 MP
Max Display Resolution 4K @ 60Hz 4K @ 60Hz
Video Recording 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 4K @ 60FPS, 1080p @ 240FPS
Video Playback 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 4K @ 60FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1
Audio Codecs AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, MP3, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X85 Samsung Exynos 5300 5G
4G Yes LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download Speed Up to 12.5 Gbps Up to 7.35 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.7 Gbps Up to 3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Navigation NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS