Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Google Tensor G5

Flagship

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 leads the Google Tensor G5 by 74% on AnTuTu v11 (23.14 Lakhs vs 13.27 Lakhs), but the Google Tensor G5 is 11% faster in Geekbench single-core. Where the Google Tensor G5 does better: 18% higher peak CPU clock (3.78 GHz vs 3.2 GHz) and smaller process node (3 nm vs 4 nm).

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Google Tensor G5: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 leads

39% more GPU compute power

2355 GFLOPS vs 1689.6 GFLOPS
Newer storage standard

UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0
74% higher AnTuTu v11 score

23.14 Lakhs vs 13.27 Lakhs

Where the Google Tensor G5 leads

18% higher peak CPU clock

3.78 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Smaller process node

3 nm vs 4 nm
11% faster RAM

5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz
11% faster in Geekbench single-core

2,298 vs 2,073

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+74% faster

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 23,14,089

Tensor G5 13,26,623

Geekbench Single-Core

+11% faster

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 2,073

Tensor G5 2,298

Geekbench Multi-Core

+3% faster

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 6,511

Tensor G5 6,301

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Specification Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Tensor G5

Overview

Launch Date: Apirl 2025; August 2025
Chipset Class: Flagship; Flagship
Manufacturer: Qualcomm; Google
Model Number: SM8735; GS501

CPU

Total Cores: 8; 8
Core Configuration: 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4
3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720
2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720; 1x Cortex X4 - 3.78GHz
5x Cortex A725 - 3.05GHz
2x Cortex A520 - 2.25GHz
Max Frequency: 3200 MHz; 3780 MHz
Instruction Set: ARMv9.2-A; ARMv9.2-A
Process Node: 4 nm; 3 nm
Manufacturing: TSMC; TSMC
L2 Cache: 6 MB; 1 MB
L3 Cache: 8 MB; 8 MB
TDP: -; 6 W

GPU

GPU Name: Adreno 825; PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU Frequency: 1150 MHz; 1100 MHz
Shading Units: 512; 128
FLOPS: 2355 GFLOPS; 1689.6 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support: Yes; No
NPU: Hexagon NPU; -
API Support: Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2; Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2

Memory & Storage

RAM Type: LPDDR5X; LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency: 4800 MHz; 5333 MHz
Memory Bus: 4x16-bit; 4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s; 68.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size: 24 GB; 16 GB
Storage Type: UFS 4.1; UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support: 320 MP; 200MP
Video Capture: 4K at 60 FPS; 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Max Display Resolution: WQHD+; WQHD+
Video Playback: 8K at 60 FPS; 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video Codecs: H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 5G
Network Support: 5G; 5G
Download Speed: 4.2 Gbps; 14.79 Gbps
Upload Speed: 3.5 Gbps; 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi: 7; 7
Bluetooth: 6.0; 6.0
Navigation: QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS; GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS