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Google Tensor G2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Google Tensor G2
Rank 2 - 86 %
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Google Tensor G2
Rank 2 - 98 %
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Google Tensor G2
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
1,426
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
1,121
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Google Tensor G2
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
3,342
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
3,110
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Google Tensor G2
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
1,068
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
996
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Google Tensor G2
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
3,149
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
3,240
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Google Tensor G2
ARM Mali-G710 MP7
700
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Adreno 650
1,418
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
Multi-core performance

Google Tensor G2
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
789,419 pts
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
727,650 pts
AI performance (NPU)

AI performance (NPU)

Google Tensor G2
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
4.0 TOPS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
15.0 TOPS

More benchmarks

At a glance

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Google Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
FamilyGoogle Tensor (5)Qualcomm Snapdragon (105)
CPU groupGoogle Tensor G2 (1)Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870 (3)
ArchitectureG2Kryo 585
Technology5 nm7 nm
SegmentSmartphone / TabletSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
PredecessorGoogle Tensor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Google Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 2x Cortex-X1
2.85 GHz
1x Kryo 585 Prime
3.20 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 2x Cortex-A78
2.35 GHz
3x Kryo 585 Gold
2.42 GHz
Core Cluster 3: 4x Cortex-A55
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 585 Silver
1.80 GHz
L2-Cache8.00 MB2.00 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB7.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Google Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
GPU nameARM Mali-G710 MP7Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU frequency0.90 GHz0.25 - 0.67 GHz
CUs / Shader7 / 2 / 512
Raytracing
Max. displays11
Max. GPU Memory
Technology4 nm7 nm
Release dateQ2/2021Q4/2019

NPU AI performance

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Google Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
AI hardwareGoogle Tensor AIQualcomm AI engine
AI specificationsGoogle Edge TPU @ 4 TOPSHexagon 698 @ 15 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Google Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
MemoryLPDDR5-5500 (53.0 GB/s)
LPDDR5-5500 (44.0 GB/s)
LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s)
Max. Memory12 GB16 GB
Memory channels24
ECCNoNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

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Google Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
TDP10 W10 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Google Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Chip designChipletChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroidAndroid
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ4/2022Q2/2021
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Google Tensor G2
Google Tensor G2
8C / 8T · 2.85 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz

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