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Google Tensor vs Nintendo Switch
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Google Tensor
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
Nintendo Switch
18 %
8C / 8T · 1.75 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Google Tensor
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
Nintendo Switch
19 %
8C / 8T · 1.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Google Tensor
100 %
ARM Mali-G78 MP20
Nintendo Switch
20 %
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell)
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
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Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries
90 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries
118 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
|
Wischen
|
Google Tensor | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Google Tensor (5) | NVIDIA Tegra (2) |
| CPU group | Google Tensor (1) | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) |
| Architecture | G1 | Cortex-A57/-A53 |
| Technology | 5 nm | 20 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Notebook |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Google Tensor G2 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
|
Wischen
|
Google Tensor | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Cortex-X1 2.80 GHz |
4x Cortex-A57 1.00 - 1.75 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Cortex-A76 2.25 GHz |
4x Cortex-A53 1.00 - 1.75 GHz |
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A55 1.80 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 8.00 MB | 2.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
|
Wischen
|
Google Tensor | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | ARM Mali-G78 MP20 | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| GPU frequency | 0.76 GHz | 0.30 - 0.77 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 20 / 320 | 2 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | 20 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2021 | Q1/2017 |
NPU AI performance
|
Wischen
|
Google Tensor | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Google Tensor AI | |
| AI specifications | Google Edge TPU @ 1.6 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
|
Wischen
|
Google Tensor | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-5500 (53.0 GB/s) | LPDDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
|
Wischen
|
Google Tensor | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 10 W | 5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 5 W | |
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
|
Wischen
|
Google Tensor | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Unknown | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Android | |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q4/2021 | Q1/2017 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
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Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
4
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18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
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Google Tensor
8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz
9
Nintendo Switch
8C / 8T · 1.75 GHz
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