Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Google Tensor G3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Google Tensor G3 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Google
Launch Date
January 2021
October 2023
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
Model Name
SM8250-AC
Tensor G3
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)
1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X3
4x 2.37 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
9
Technology
7 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
2910 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
Mali-G715 MP7
GPU frequency
670 MHz
890 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
2.4158 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
7
Shading units
512
192
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
-
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 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, UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Yes
TDP
6 W
4.7 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 870
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2910 MHz)
Tensor G3
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (7 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2023 (January 2021 vs October 2023)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Tensor G3
+54%
1767
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Tensor G3
+34%
4477
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
802221
Tensor G3
+31%
1047516
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1358
Tensor G3
+83%
2488
SiliconCat Rating
53
Ranks 53 among all SOC on our website
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
Tensor G3
