Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Google Tensor

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Google Tensor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Google Tensor

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or Google Tensor - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.36 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 was released in Q4/2022.

The Google Tensor has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Google Tensor was released in Q4/2021.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Google Tensor (3)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (2) CPU group Google Tensor (1)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-X3 / -A715 / -A510 Architecture G1
Mobile Segment Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Predecessor --
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Successor Google Tensor G2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is 3.36 GHz while the Google Tensor has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Google Tensor is at 2.80 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Characteristic Google Tensor
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.36 GHz
1x Cortex-X3
A-Core 2.80 GHz
2x Cortex-X1
2.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A715/A710
B-Core 2.25 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
2.00 GHz
3x Cortex-A510
C-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Characteristic Google Tensor
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware Google Tensor AI
Hexagon 780 @ 26 TOPS AI specifications Google Edge TPU @ 1.6 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or Google Tensor has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno 740 GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP20
0.68 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation Vallhall 2
4 nm Technology 5 nm
2 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 320
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
6 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Qualcomm Adreno 740 GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP20
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 can use up to 24 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 67.0 GB/s. The Google Tensor supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 53.0 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Characteristic Google Tensor
LPDDR5X-8400 Memory LPDDR5-5500
24 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
67.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 53.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is --, while the Google Tensor has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Characteristic Google Tensor
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Google Tensor is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Characteristic Google Tensor
4 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) Operating systems Android
Q4/2022 Release date Q4/2021
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1502 (100%)
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1043 (69%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
5089 (100%)
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2915 (57%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1985 (100%)
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1494 (75%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
5315 (100%)
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3639 (68%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno 740 @ 0.68 GHz
1740 (90%)
Google Tensor Google Tensor
ARM Mali-G78 MP20 @ 0.76 GHz
1943 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
1281650 (100%)
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
691770 (54%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
26 (100%)
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1.6 (6%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz
0 (0%)
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
612494 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Google Tensor
Unknown Google Pixel 6
Google Pixel 6 Pro

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