Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Google Tensor G4

Flagship

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leads the Google Tensor G4 by 59% on AnTuTu v11 (23.68 Lakhs vs 14.85 Lakhs) and is 12% faster in Geekbench single-core and 45% in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the Google Tensor G4.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Google Tensor G4: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leads

10% higher peak CPU clock

3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
3x larger L3 cache

12 MB vs 4 MB
2.1x more GPU compute power

3584 GFLOPS vs 1684.4 GFLOPS
13% faster RAM

4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz
59% higher AnTuTu v11 score

23.68 Lakhs vs 14.85 Lakhs
45% faster in Geekbench multi-core

6,626 vs 4,581
12% faster in Geekbench single-core

2,162 vs 1,936

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+59% faster

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 23,68,420

Tensor G4 14,85,111

Geekbench Single-Core

+12% faster

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 2,162

Tensor G4 1,936

Geekbench Multi-Core

+45% faster

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 6,626

Tensor G4 4,581

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Tensor G4

Overview

Launch Date: October 2023; August 2024
Chipset Class: Flagship; Flagship
Manufacturer: Qualcomm; Google
Model Number: SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC; GS401

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 8
Core Configuration: 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4
3x 3.15 GHz - Cortex A720
2x 2.96 GHz - Cortex A720
2x 2.27 GHz - Cortex A520; 1x Cortex X4 - 3.1GHz
3x Cortex A720 - 2.6GHz
4x Cortex A520 - 1.95GHz
Max Frequency: 3400 MHz; 3100 MHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9.2-A; ARMv9.2-A
Process Node: TSMC 4 nm; 4 nm
Manufacturing: TSMC; Samsung
L2 Cache: 1 MB; -
L3 Cache: 12 MB; 4 MB
TDP: 8 W; 6 W

GPU

GPU Name: Adreno 750; ARM Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Frequency: 903 MHz - 1000 MHz; 940 MHz
Shading Units: 1536; 1344 shaders
FLOPS: 3584 GFLOPS; 1684.4 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: Yes; No
NPU: Hexagon NPU; Google Edge TPU
API Support: Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2; Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency: 4800 MHz; 4266 MHz
Memory Bus: 4x16-bit; 4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s; 68.26 GB/s
Max RAM Size: 24 GB; 16 GB
Storage Type: UFS 4.0; UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 200 MP; 200MP
Video Capture: 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS; 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Max Display Resolution: 4K; 4K
Video Playback: 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS; 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video Codecs: H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9; H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1, VP9
Audio Codecs: AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV; AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem: Snapdragon X75 5G; Samsung Exynos 5400
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 10 Gbps; 14.79 Gbps
Upload Speed: Up to 3.5 Gbps; 3.87 Gbps
Wi-Fi: 7; 7
Bluetooth: 5.4; 5.3
Navigation: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC; GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS