Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor vs Google Tensor G3

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

CPU A

Google Tensor

8 cores 2800 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP20
Compared fields 41
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor 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

SpecificationGoogle TensorGoogle Tensor G3
Architecture 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 9
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2910 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle TensorGoogle Tensor G3
L2 cache 3 MB Not available
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle TensorGoogle Tensor G3
GPU Mali-G78 MP20 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU architecture Valhall Not available
GPU clock 848 MHz 890 MHz
Execution units 20 Not available
Shaders 320 128
FLOPS 2171 Gigaflops 1594.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Tensor Processing Unit Yes

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle TensorGoogle Tensor G3
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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 TensorGoogle Tensor G3
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 7300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationGoogle TensorGoogle Tensor G3
Release October 2021 October 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9845 Not available
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 3 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Google Tensor

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6a
Google

Google Pixel 6a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.10 inches)…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4410 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 6 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5003 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6
Google

Google Pixel 6

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4614 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