Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

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 42
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle TensorQualcomm Snapdragon 632
Architecture 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55 4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 250 Gold (Cortex-A734x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 250 Silver (Cortex-A53)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 1800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion
TDP 10 W 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle TensorQualcomm Snapdragon 632
L2 cache 3 MB Not available
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 933 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle TensorQualcomm Snapdragon 632
GPU Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 506
GPU architecture Valhall Adreno 500
GPU clock 848 MHz 725 MHz
Execution units 20 1
Shaders 320 96
FLOPS 2171 Gigaflops 124.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon 546

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle TensorQualcomm Snapdragon 632
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1200
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 40MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle TensorQualcomm Snapdragon 632
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 7
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationGoogle TensorQualcomm Snapdragon 632
Release October 2021 June 2018
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9845 SDM632
Storage support UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1
Devices in database 3 Not available
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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.