Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G3 vs Google Tensor

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

CPU B

Google Tensor

8 cores 2800 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP20
Compared fields 41
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G3
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Google Tensor No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor
Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz - Cortex-X34x 2.37 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55
CPU cores 9 8
Clock speed 2910 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP Not available 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor
L2 cache Not available 3 MB
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 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU architecture Not available Valhall
GPU clock 890 MHz 848 MHz
Execution units Not available 20
Shaders 128 320
FLOPS 1594.8 Gigaflops 2171 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G3Google Tensor
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
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
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
Release October 2023 October 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available S5E9845
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 3 3
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

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