Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Google Tensor G2

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 29
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Google Tensor G2
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Google Tensor G2
Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) 2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.35 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2960 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A Not available
Process technology 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Google Tensor G2
L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Google Tensor G2
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
GPU clock 675 MHz Not available
Execution units 2 7
Shaders 384 Not available
FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 690 Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Google Tensor G2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Google Tensor G2
4G LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Google Tensor G2
Release April 2019 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8150-AC Not available
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 2 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 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