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Google Tensor G3
Overview - Snapdragon 678 Vs Tensor G3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 678 vs Tensor G3 SoCs by Qualcomm and Google respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 9-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 678 19
Tensor G3 52
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 678 12
Tensor G3 46
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 678 61
Tensor G3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 678 31
Tensor G3 61
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 678 Tensor G3
CPU 101216 281756
GPU 51346 364449
Memory 48181 148341
UX 82701 181913
Total score 283444 976459
Key Differences

Pros of Google Tensor G3

  • Tensor G3 has 32.27% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (2910 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 5.33% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (890 vs 845 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 96.91% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 678 (4200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Tensor G3 has 63.64% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 678 (4 vs 11 nm).
  • Tensor G3 has 244.50% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 678 (976 K vs 283 K ).
  • Tensor G3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 678.
  • Tensor G3 Support 329.53% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 678 (64 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 529
Tensor G3 1626

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 1536
Tensor G3 3598

Image compression

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Snapdragon 678 102.2
Tensor G3

Face detection

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Snapdragon 678 14.5
Tensor G3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 678 27.8
Tensor G3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 678 23.7
Tensor G3

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 678 13.7
Tensor G3

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 678 2.05
Tensor G3

SQLite

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Snapdragon 678 527.2
Tensor G3

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz 4K
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

58%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

77%
Turbo Clock Speed

2910 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

77%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
    4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
    4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
  • Cores 8 9
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache 16 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.256 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 11 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 6 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G715 MP7
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4th gen
  • GPU frequency 845 MHz 890 MHz
  • Execution units 2 7
  • Shading units 96 192
  • FLOPS 354 Gigaflops 2415.8 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X12 Exynos 5300i
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support No Yes
  • Wi-Fi 6 7
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

CPU
19%
GPU
12%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
61%

Google Tensor G3

CPU
52%
GPU
46%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%
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