Snapdragon 778G Plus vs Google Tensor

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus (with Adreno 642 graphics) and Google Tensor (Mali-G78 MP20). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Google Tensor
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Performs 74% better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~40%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1010K vs 820K
  • 12% higher CPU clock speed (2800 vs 2500 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1010025
CPU 326258 365546
GPU 98347 169803
Memory 163894 178763
UX 231711 295913
Total score 820210 1010025
Samples [16 tests] [51 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 159.4 MB/sec 159.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 77 pages/sec 97.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 118.3 Mpixels/sec 138.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 59 images/sec 83.4 images/sec
HDR 94.8 Mpixels/sec 119.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.5 images/sec 14.1 images/sec
Photo processing 27.9 images/sec 30.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.46 Mpixels/sec 3.44 Mpixels/sec
Samples 11 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 5.54 images/sec 13.2 images/sec
Face detection 2.85 images/sec 7.31 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.16 Gpixels/sec 0.34 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.5 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.55 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.09 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.62 Gpixels/sec 39.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 267.6 FPS 1368.9 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 9 tests 11 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 704
Stability - 63%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 735 1899
Stability 99% 59%
Graphics test 4 FPS 11 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10381 7105
Video editing score 7005 5884
Data manipulation score 9312 10310
Photo editing score 23875 19072
Writing score 13809 15550
Phones tested - 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Fizzo)AnTuTu 11806003
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (Serj)AnTuTu 11759037
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Aroslav)AnTuTu 11854357
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Deividi)AnTuTu 11895081
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 -> SerhiiGeekbench 6 CPU1059 / 3012
Google Tensor
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Vladi♂️Slave♂️)AnTuTu 121281085
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (duwi)AnTuTu 11774697
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 -> Paranoid _AntostAnTuTu 11930801
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 (nguyen van nguyen)AnTuTu 11990021
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 (Mimo)AnTuTu 111117985

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 778G Plus and Google Tensor

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.5 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2500 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB 3 MB
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 5.6 W
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 642 Mali-G78 MP20
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 608 MHz 850 MHz
Pipelines 2 20
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 512 640
FLOPS 622.6 Gigaflops 1085.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Tensor Processing Unit

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X53 Exynos 5300b
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 7350 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced October 2021 October 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM7325-AE GS101 (S5P9845)
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus official site Google Tensor official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G - Google Tensor G5

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