Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Google Tensor G3

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 40
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678Google Tensor G3
Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)6x 1.7 GHz - Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 9
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 11 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678Google Tensor G3
L1 cache 16 KB Not available
L2 cache 256 KB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678Google Tensor G3
GPU Adreno 612 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Not available
GPU clock 845 MHz 890 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 96 128
FLOPS 354 Gigaflops 1594.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 685 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678Google Tensor G3
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678Google Tensor G3
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 7300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678Google Tensor G3
Release December 2020 October 2023
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM6150-AC Not available
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 2 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021
Motorola

Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
Redmi Note 10
Redmi

Redmi Note 10

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 p…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh

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