Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G3 vs Google Tensor G2

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 38
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Google Tensor G2 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor G2
Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.35 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 9 8
Clock speed 2910 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A Not available
Process technology 4 nanometers 5 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor G2
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor G2
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU architecture Not available Valhall
GPU clock 890 MHz Not available
Execution units Not available 7
Shaders 128 Not available
FLOPS 1594.8 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor G2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP Not available
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor G2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor G2
Release October 2023 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 3 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Google Tensor G3

5G
Google Pixel 8a
Google

Google Pixel 8a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4492 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 8 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 pix…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5050 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 8
Google

Google Pixel 8

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4575 mAh

Google Tensor G2

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 7 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels (…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7
Google

Google Pixel 7

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4355 mAh