Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Google Tensor

Qualcomm
Snapdragon 870
vs
Google
Tensor
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Google Tensor mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Google
Launch Date
January 2021
October 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
SM8250-AC
S5E9845
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2800 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8.2-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 650
Mali-G78 MP20
GPU frequency
670 MHz
848 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
2.1709 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
20
Shading units
512
64
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.3
DirectX version
12.1
12

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
3 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Tensor Processing Unit
TDP
6 W
5.6 W

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 870
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2800 MHz)
Google Tensor
Tensor
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2021 (January 2021 vs October 2021)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Tensor
+15% 1319
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
+3% 3336
Tensor
3234

AnTuTu 10

Snapdragon 870
802221
Tensor
+2% 821920

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 870
1358
Tensor
+61% 2191

SiliconCat Rating

49
Ranks 49 among all SOC on our website
46
Ranks 46 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 870
Tensor

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