Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Google Tensor

Flagship

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leads the Google Tensor by 78% on AnTuTu v11 (17.56 Lakhs vs 9.87 Lakhs) and is 40% faster in Geekbench single-core and 53% in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the Google Tensor.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Google Tensor: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leads

20% higher peak CPU clock

3.36 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Newer Arm instruction set

ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.2-A
2x larger L3 cache

8 MB vs 4 MB
Smaller process node

4 nm vs 5 nm
2x more GPU compute power

2208.8 GFLOPS vs 1085 GFLOPS
Newer RAM type

LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
31% faster RAM

4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz
78% higher AnTuTu v11 score

17.56 Lakhs vs 9.87 Lakhs
53% faster in Geekbench multi-core

5,037 vs 3,294
40% faster in Geekbench single-core

1,942 vs 1,384

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+78% faster

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 17,56,001

Google Tensor 9,87,312

Geekbench Single-Core

+40% faster

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1,942

Google Tensor 1,384

Geekbench Multi-Core

+53% faster

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5,037

Google Tensor 3,294

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Google Tensor

Overview

Launch Date: November 2022; October 2021
Chipset Class: Flagship; Flagship
Manufacturer: Qualcomm; Google
Model Number: SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2; GS101

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 8
Core Configuration: 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710
3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510; 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex X1
2x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55
Max Frequency: 3360 MHz; 2800 MHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9-A; ARMv8.2-A
Process Node: 4 nm; 5 nm
Manufacturing: TSMC; Samsung Foundry
L2 Cache: 1 MB; 3 MB
L3 Cache: 8 MB; 4 MB
TDP: 8.5 W; 5.6 W

GPU

GPU Name: Adreno 740; Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Frequency: 680 MHz; 850 MHz
Shading Units: 1024; 640
FLOPS: 2208.8 GFLOPS; 1085 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: Yes; No
NPU: Hexagon NPU; Edge TPU
API Support: Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2; Vulkan 1.3, Open CL 2.0

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5
RAM Frequency: 4200 MHz; 3200 MHz
Memory Bus: 4x16-bit; 4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth: 67.2 GB/s; 51.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size: 24 GB; 12 GB
Storage Type: UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0; UFS 3.1

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 200 MP; 200 MP
Video Capture: 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS; 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 240FPS
Max Display Resolution: 4K; 4K
Video Playback: 8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS; 4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs: H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1; H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1
Audio Codecs: AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV; AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem: Snapdragon X70 5G; Exynos 5300b 5G
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 10 Gbps; 7.35 Gbps
Upload Speed: 3.5 Gbps; 3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi: 7; 6
Bluetooth: 5.3; 5.2
Navigation: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC; GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS